Oryza indica      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 10 genes.  Reviewed (1 or Unreviewed (9

No.StatusiEKPD IDEnsemble Gene IDUniProt AccessionGene Name
1
iEKPD-Ori-1014
BGIOSGA025983
A2YMV6
WNK1
2
iEKPD-Ori-0217
BGIOSGA005858
A2X877
OsI_08436
3
iEKPD-Ori-0584
BGIOSGA015634
B8AUZ2
OsI_14769
4
iEKPD-Ori-0704
BGIOSGA019025
B8AWX6
OsI_18146
5
iEKPD-Ori-0944
BGIOSGA024705
B8B7W4
OsI_25161
6
iEKPD-Ori-1015
BGIOSGA026025
A2YN33
OsI_26644
7
iEKPD-Ori-1310
BGIOSGA034622
A2ZAS5
OsI_34857
8
iEKPD-Ori-1306
BGIOSGA034454
A2ZBQ8
OsI_35209
9
iEKPD-Ori-1394
BGIOSGA036769
A2ZHE6
OsI_37214
10
iEKPD-Ori-1386
BGIOSGA036581
B8BNB1
OsI_37565