WNK1

WNK1
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesWNK1, HSAN2, HSN2, KDP, PPP1R167, PRKPSK, p65, WNK lysine deficient protein kinase 1
External IDsOMIM: 605232; MGI: 2442092; HomoloGene: 14253; GeneCards: WNK1; OMA:WNK1 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001184985
NM_014823
NM_018979
NM_213655

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001171914
NP_055638
NP_061852
NP_998820

NP_001171949
NP_001171950
NP_001186012
NP_001186013
NP_941992

Location (UCSC)Chr 12: 0.75 – 0.91 MbChr 6: 119.92 – 120.04 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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WNK (lysine deficient protein kinase 1), also known as WNK1, is an enzyme that is encoded by the WNK1 gene.[5][6][7][8][9] WNK1 is serine-threonine protein kinase and part of the "with no lysine/K" kinase WNK family.[5][6][7][9] The predominant role of WNK1 is the regulation of cation-Cl cotransporters (CCCs) such as the sodium chloride cotransporter (NCC), basolateral Na-K-Cl symporter (NKCC1), and potassium chloride cotransporter (KCC1) located within the kidney.[5][6][9] CCCs mediate ion homeostasis and modulate blood pressure by transporting ions in and out of the cell.[5] WNK1 mutations as a result have been implicated in blood pressure disorders/diseases; a prime example being familial hyperkalemic hypertension (FHHt).[5][6][7][8][9]

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000060237Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000045962Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ a b c d e Shekarabi M, Zhang J, Khanna AR, Ellison DH, Delpire E, Kahle KT (February 2017). "WNK Kinase Signaling in Ion Homeostasis and Human Disease". Cell Metabolism. 25 (2): 285–299. doi:10.1016/j.cmet.2017.01.007. hdl:10871/33390. PMID 28178566.
  6. ^ a b c d Hadchouel J, Ellison DH, Gamba G (2016). "Regulation of Renal Electrolyte Transport by WNK and SPAK-OSR1 Kinases". Annual Review of Physiology. 78: 367–89. doi:10.1146/annurev-physiol-021115-105431. PMID 26863326.
  7. ^ a b c Bazúa-Valenti S, Gamba G (May 2015). "Revisiting the NaCl cotransporter regulation by with-no-lysine kinases". American Journal of Physiology. Cell Physiology. 308 (10): C779-91. doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00065.2015. PMC 4436992. PMID 25788573.
  8. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Xu_2005 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ a b c d Huang CL, Cheng CJ (November 2015). "A unifying mechanism for WNK kinase regulation of sodium-chloride cotransporter". Pflügers Archiv. 467 (11): 2235–41. doi:10.1007/s00424-015-1708-2. PMC 4601926. PMID 25904388.