Oryza meridionalis      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 (0 or Unreviewed (10

No.StatusiEKPD IDEnsemble Gene IDUniProt AccessionGene Name
1
iEKPD-Orm-0847
OMERI07G22980
A0A0E0EG72
2
iEKPD-Orm-1035
OMERI11G01410
A0A0E0F1T8
3
iEKPD-Orm-1118
OMERI12G00280
A0A0E0F905
4
iEKPD-Orm-0285
OMERI02G26810
A0A0E0CPP9
4330286
5
iEKPD-Orm-0567
OMERI05G00700
A0A0E0DKY5
4337579
6
iEKPD-Orm-0621
OMERI05G17980
A0A0E0DSZ8
4342585
7
iEKPD-Orm-0823
OMERI07G16140
A0A0E0EDE2
4343678
8
iEKPD-Orm-0827
OMERI07G16850
A0A0E0EDP2
4343738
9
iEKPD-Orm-1043
OMERI11G03550
A0A0E0F2T6
4349847
10
iEKPD-Orm-1121
OMERI12G02010
A0A0E0F9Q0
4351573