Oryza brachyantha      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-Orb-0575
OB05G10620
J3M388
2
iEKPD-Orb-0802
OB07G14040
J3MJ22
102701558
3
iEKPD-Orb-1097
OB11G13270
J3N691
102702222
4
iEKPD-Orb-1176
OB12G10860
J3NAS8
102702984
5
iEKPD-Orb-0301
OB02G34920
J3LFS5
102708963
6
iEKPD-Orb-1186
OB12G13720
J3NBL4
102710646
7
iEKPD-Orb-0854
OB07G25340
J3MMA2
102711714
8
iEKPD-Orb-0858
OB07G25910
J3MMF9
102718288
9
iEKPD-Orb-1091
OB11G10610
J3N5H5
102721868