2007
WNK4 regulates activity of the epithelial Na+ channel in vitro and in vivo
Ring AM, Cheng SX, Leng Q, Kahle KT, Rinehart J, Lalioti MD, Volkman HM, Wilson FH, Hebert SC, Lifton RP. WNK4 regulates activity of the epithelial Na+ channel in vitro and in vivo. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2007, 104: 4020-4024. PMID: 17360470, PMCID: PMC1805455, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0611727104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPseudohypoaldosteronism type IIDistal nephronPHAII-mutant WNK4Wild-type littermatesNa-Cl cotransporterAldosterone systemIntravascular volumeDistal colonSodium balanceElectrolyte homeostasisColonic epitheliumMajor mediatorDiverse mediatorsAltered activityENaC betaWNK4's inhibitionKinase activityIntact C-terminusPHAII-causing mutationsMiceWNK4MediatorsDownstream targetsWNK4 kinase activityENaC
2005
Regulation of diverse ion transport pathways by WNK4 kinase: a novel molecular switch
Kahle KT, Wilson FH, Lifton RP. Regulation of diverse ion transport pathways by WNK4 kinase: a novel molecular switch. Trends In Endocrinology And Metabolism 2005, 16: 98-103. PMID: 15808806, DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2005.02.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWNK kinasesSerine-threonine kinaseNovel molecular switchSubstitution of cysteinePhysiological regulatory pathwaysRecent physiological workMolecular genetic studiesCatalytic domainSubdomain IIRegulatory pathwaysIon flux pathwaysMolecular switchWNK4 kinaseKinasePhysiological workBasolateral membranePathwayIon transport pathwaysTransport pathwaysWNK4Electrolyte homeostasisProminent roleSyndrome of hypertensionWNK1Key component
2004
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