Leersia perrieri      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 9 genes.  Reviewed (0 or Unreviewed (9

No.StatusiEKPD IDEnsemble Gene IDUniProt AccessionGene Name
1
iEKPD-Lep-1142
LPERR11G00760
A0A0D9XNC6
2
iEKPD-Lep-1267
LPERR12G00840
A0A0D9XW74
3
iEKPD-Lep-0295
LPERR02G22380
A0A0D9VJD7
4330286
4
iEKPD-Lep-0599
LPERR05G00580
A0A0D9WBW2
4337579
5
iEKPD-Lep-0836
LPERR07G04780
A0A0D9WWA2
4342585
6
iEKPD-Lep-0893
LPERR07G16860
A0A0D9X0M1
4343678
7
iEKPD-Lep-0899
LPERR07G17500
A0A0D9X0V4
4343738
8
iEKPD-Lep-1151
LPERR11G03360
A0A0D9XPC0
4349847
9
iEKPD-Lep-1277
LPERR12G03510
A0A0D9XX46
4351573