Mustela putorius furo      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 4 genes.  Reviewed (0 or Unreviewed (4

No.StatusiEKPD IDEnsemble Gene IDUniProt AccessionGene Name
1
iEKPD-Muf-0450
ENSMPUG00000018034.1
M3Z2W1
WNK1
2
iEKPD-Muf-0117
ENSMPUG00000004446.1
M3XZB2
WNK2
3
iEKPD-Muf-1248
ENSMPUG00000011455.1
M3YJ58
WNK3
4
iEKPD-Muf-0255
ENSMPUG00000010121.1
M3YFD7
WNK4