2004
WNK4 regulates apical and basolateral Cl– flux in extrarenal epithelia
Kahle KT, Gimenez I, Hassan H, Wilson FH, Wong RD, Forbush B, Aronson PS, Lifton RP. WNK4 regulates apical and basolateral Cl– flux in extrarenal epithelia. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2004, 101: 2064-2069. PMID: 14769928, PMCID: PMC357052, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0308434100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlotting, WesternCarrier ProteinsCell PolarityChloridesEpitheliumHumansImmunohistochemistryIon TransportKidneyMembrane ProteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsMiceOocytesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRNA, MessengerSodium-Potassium-Chloride SymportersSolute Carrier Family 12, Member 2Sulfate TransportersXenopus laevisConceptsCl fluxBlood-brain barrierUnrelated ion channelsActivity of mediatorsWNK4 mRNABile ductPancreatic ductExtrarenal expressionExtrarenal tissuesCl(-) handlingPseudohypoaldosteronism type IIChannel ROMKNaCl reabsorptionSerine-threonine kinase WNK4Specialized endotheliumExchanger SLC26A6NaCl cotransporterWNK4 effectsColonic cryptsEpitheliumVariable inhibitionSweat ductsTight junctionsKidneyElectrolyte flux
2003
WNK1, a kinase mutated in inherited hypertension with hyperkalemia, localizes to diverse Cl−-transporting epithelia
Choate KA, Kahle KT, Wilson FH, Nelson-Williams C, Lifton RP. WNK1, a kinase mutated in inherited hypertension with hyperkalemia, localizes to diverse Cl−-transporting epithelia. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2003, 100: 663-668. PMID: 12522152, PMCID: PMC141053, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.242728499.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPseudohypoaldosteronism type IIPancreatic ductCl fluxRenal tubular acidosisSweat ductsAutosomal dominant disorderBile ductBiliary ductsTubular acidosisExtrarenal tissuesDistal nephronCl reabsorptionEsophageal epitheliumCystic fibrosisWNK4 expressionColonic cryptsEpitheliumDominant disorderSelective modulationHypertensionHyperkalemiaBasal layerGallbladderDuctKidney