WNK4 regulates the balance between renal NaCl reabsorption and K+ secretion
Kahle KT, Wilson FH, Leng Q, Lalioti MD, O'Connell AD, Dong K, Rapson AK, MacGregor GG, Giebisch G, Hebert SC, Lifton RP. WNK4 regulates the balance between renal NaCl reabsorption and K+ secretion. Nature Genetics 2003, 35: 372-376. PMID: 14608358, DOI: 10.1038/ng1271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCarrier ProteinsClathrinEndocytosisGreen Fluorescent ProteinsIon TransportKidneyLuminescent ProteinsMicePotassiumPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Inwardly RectifyingProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesPseudohypoaldosteronismRatsReceptors, DrugSodium ChlorideSodium Chloride SymportersSolute Carrier Family 12, Member 3SymportersXenopus laevisConceptsDiverse ion transportersClathrin-dependent endocytosisSerine-threonine kinase WNK4WNK4 kinase activityRenal Na-Cl cotransporterDiverse physiologic processesRenal NaClWild-type WNK4Positional cloningMultifunctional regulatorXenopus laevis oocytesInhibition of ROMKIon transportersKinase activityGenetic analysisSystems biologyMolecular switchNa-Cl cotransporterWNK4's inhibitionLaevis oocytesChannel ROMKWNK4Renal NaCl reabsorptionMutationsSame mutation