WNK kinases: molecular regulators of integrated epithelial ion transport
Kahle KT, Wilson FH, Lalioti M, Toka H, Qin H, Lifton RP. WNK kinases: molecular regulators of integrated epithelial ion transport. Current Opinion In Nephrology & Hypertension 2004, 13: 557-562. PMID: 15300163, DOI: 10.1097/00041552-200409000-00012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPseudohypoaldosteronism type IIWNK kinasesPotassium ion channelsChloride ion fluxIon channelsSerine-threonine kinaseCoordinated regulationDiverse epitheliaMolecular regulatorsMolecular switchKinasePotassium ion secretionDynamic regulatorGeneral roleDisease physiologyIon fluxIntegrated regulationElectrolyte homeostasisEpithelial ion transportEpithelial transportersEssential roleWNK4HomeostasisFlux pathwaysMutations