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ANNUAL REVIEW OF PHYSIOLOGY
Volume 70, Issue -, Pages 329-355Publisher
ANNUAL REVIEWS
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.physiol.70.113006.100651
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blood pressure; electrolyte homeostasis; intracellular volume regulation
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute Funding Source: Medline
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Mutations in the serine-threonine kinases WNK1 and WNK4 cause a Mendelian disease featuring hypertension and hyperkalemia. In vitro and in vivo studies have revealed that these proteins are molecular switches that have discrete functional states that impart different effects on downstream ion channels, transporters, and the paracellular pathway. These effects enable the distal nephron to allow either maximal NaCl reabsorption or maximal K(+) secretion in response to hypovolemia or hyperkalemia, respectively. The related kinase WNK3 has reciprocal actions on the primary mediators of cellular Cl(-) influx and efflux, effects that can serve to regulate cell volume during growth and in response to osmotic stress as well as to modulate neuronal responses to GABA. These findings define a versatile new family of kinases that coordinate the activities of diverse ion transport pathways to achieve and maintain fluid and electrolyte homeostasis.
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