Tetraodon nigroviridis      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 6 genes.  Reviewed (0 or Unreviewed (6

No.StatusiEKPD IDEnsemble Gene IDUniProt AccessionGene Name
1
iEKPD-Ten-0218
ENSTNIG00000007571.1
H3CQ48
2
iEKPD-Ten-1555
ENSTNIG00000012115.1
H3D3J0
3
iEKPD-Ten-0434
ENSTNIG00000014432.1
H3DAA9
4
iEKPD-Ten-0444
ENSTNIG00000014687.1
H3DB25
5
iEKPD-Ten-0568
ENSTNIG00000017931.1
H3DKP5
WNK2
6
iEKPD-Ten-0464
ENSTNIG00000015087.1
H3DC98
WNK3