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※ 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 11 genes.  Reviewed (0 or Unreviewed (11

No.StatusiEKPD IDEnsemble Gene IDUniProt AccessionGene Name
1
iEKPD-Zem-0622
Zm00001d021875
A0A1D6IHE9
100272599
2
iEKPD-Zem-0626
Zm00001d021948
B4FUQ8
100273338
3
iEKPD-Zem-0169
Zm00001d006644
C0PE74
100273552
4
iEKPD-Zem-1514
Zm00001d053158
A0A1D6QMH7
100284289
5
iEKPD-Zem-0500
Zm00001d017568
A0A1D6HFQ5
100286279
6
iEKPD-Zem-0541
Zm00001d018983
A0A1D6HUA2
100383268
7
iEKPD-Zem-0995
Zm00001d035695
A0A1D6LHW5
103629262
8
iEKPD-Zem-1402
Zm00001d049231
A0A1D6PTD5
ZEAMMB73_Zm00001d049231
9
iEKPD-Zem-1416
Zm00001d049745
A0A1D6PXN8
ZEAMMB73_Zm00001d049745
10
iEKPD-Zem-1459
Zm00001d051431
A0A1D6Q6V2
ZEAMMB73_Zm00001d051431
11
iEKPD-Zem-1481
Zm00001d052343
A0A1D6QGI9
ZEAMMB73_Zm00001d052343