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XB-ART-38883
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2008 Oct 01;2954:F1199-206. doi: 10.1152/ajprenal.90396.2008.
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WNK3 and WNK4 amino-terminal domain defines their effect on the renal Na+-Cl- cotransporter.

San-Cristobal P , Ponce-Coria J , Vázquez N , Bobadilla NA , Gamba G .


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Loss of physiological regulation of the renal thiazide-sensitive Na+-Cl- cotransporter (NCC) by mutant WNK1 or WNK4 results in pseudohypoaldosteronism type II (PHAII) characterized by arterial hypertension and hyperkalemia. WNK4 normally inhibits NCC, but this effect is lost by eliminating WNK4 catalytic activity or through PHAII-type mutations. In contrast, another member of the WNK family, WNK3, activates NCC. The positive effect of WNK3 on NCC also requires its catalytic activity. Because the opposite effects of WNK3 and WNK4 on NCC were observed in the same expression system, sequences within the WNKs should endow these kinases with their activating or inhibiting properties. To gain insight into the structure-function relationships between the WNKs and NCC, we used a chimera approach between WNK3 and WNK4 to elucidate the domain of the WNKs responsible for the effects on NCC. Chimeras were constructed by swapping the amino or carboxyl terminus domains, which flank the central kinase domain, between WNK3 and WNK4. Our results show that the effect of chimeras toward NCC follows the amino-terminal domain. Thus the amino terminus of the WNKs contains the sequences that are required for their activating or inhibiting properties on NCC.

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Species referenced: Xenopus laevis
Genes referenced: slc12a3 wnk1 wnk3 wnk4

References [+] :
Adragna, Regulation of K-Cl cotransport: from function to genes. 2004, Pubmed