Latimeria chalumnae      Other/WNK


※ WNK family introduction

    WNK family kinase are serine/threonine kinase and are classified into Others family. Four genes have been found encoding the WNK kinases in human genome, WNK1-4. WNKs function diversity in different cells and tissues. Studies show that WNKs regulate three sodium transportes, including NKCC2, NCC and ENaC. What's more, WNKs can regulate aldosterone-regulated renal outer medullary potassium channel (ROMK). WNKs can also be regarded as molecular switches that modify tansporter acitvity depending on physiological demands. Furthermore, WNKs also appear to be part of a larger kinase network, such as Ste20-related kinase SPAK and serum and glucocorticoid inducible kinase 1 (SGK1). Mutations or abnormal expression will lead to familial hyperkalemic hypertension (1).

Reference
1. Hoorn, E.J. and Ellison, D.H. (2012) WNK kinases and the kidney. Exp Cell Res, 318, 1020-1026. PMID: 22405999.


There are 5 genes.  Reviewed (0 or Unreviewed (5

No.StatusiEKPD IDEnsemble Gene IDUniProt AccessionGene Name
1
iEKPD-Lac-g016
ENSLACG00000018425.1
H3BGE9
2
iEKPD-Lac-1278
ENSLACG00000018319.1
H3BG29
WNK1
3
iEKPD-Lac-0424
ENSLACG00000016397.1
H3B9Q2
WNK2
4
iEKPD-Lac-0124
ENSLACG00000004553.1
H3A650
WNK3
5
iEKPD-Lac-0033
ENSLACG00000001312.2
H2ZVP6
WNK4