Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 65266
Gene name WNK lysine deficient protein kinase 4
Gene symbol WNK4
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
PHA2BPRKWNK4
Chromosome 17
Chromosome location 17q21.2
Summary This gene encodes a member of the WNK family of serine-threonine protein kinases. The kinase is part of the tight junction complex in kidney cells, and regulates the balance between NaCl reabsorption and K(+) secretion. The kinase regulates the activities
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs137853092 C>G Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs137853093 G>A Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs137853094 A>C Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs137853095 C>T Pathogenic, uncertain-significance Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs193922734 A>G Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT004559 hsa-miR-296-5p Luciferase reporter assayqRT-PCRWestern blot 20561597
MIRT004559 hsa-miR-296-5p Luciferase reporter assayqRT-PCRWestern blot 20561597
MIRT2369163 hsa-miR-383 CLIP-seq
MIRT2369164 hsa-miR-4422 CLIP-seq
MIRT2369165 hsa-miR-4711-5p CLIP-seq
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0000166 Function Nucleotide binding IEA
GO:0002021 Process Response to dietary excess IEA
GO:0003096 Process Renal sodium ion transport IEA
GO:0003096 Process Renal sodium ion transport ISS
GO:0004672 Function Protein kinase activity IBA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
601844 14544 ENSG00000126562
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q96J92
Protein name Serine/threonine-protein kinase WNK4 (EC 2.7.11.1) (Protein kinase lysine-deficient 4) (Protein kinase with no lysine 4)
Protein function Serine/threonine-protein kinase component of the WNK4-SPAK/OSR1 kinase cascade, which acts as a key regulator of ion transport in the distal nephron and blood pressure (By similarity). The WNK4-SPAK/OSR1 kinase cascade is composed of WNK4, which
PDB 2V3S , 4CH9 , 4CHB
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00069 Pkinase 174 432 Protein kinase domain Domain
PF12202 OSR1_C 453 515 Oxidative-stress-responsive kinase 1 C-terminal domain Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in kidney, colon and skin. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11571656}.
Sequence
MLASPATETTVLMSQTEADLALRPPPPLGTAGQPRLGPPPRRARRFSGKAEPRPRSSRLS
RRSSVDLGLLSSWSLPASPAPDPPDPPDSAGPGPARSPPPSSKEPPEGTWTEGAPVKAAE
DSARPELPDSAVGPGSREPLRVPEAVALERRREQEEKEDMETQAVATSPDGRYLKFDIEI
GRGSFKTVYRGLDTDTTVEVAWCELQTRKLSRAERQRFSEEVEMLKGLQHPNIVRFYDSW
KSVLRGQVCIVLVTELMTSGTLKTYLRRFREMKPRVLQRWSRQILRGLHFLHSRVPPILH
RDLKCDNVFITGPTGSVKIGDLGLATLKRASFAKSVIGTPEFMAPEMYEEKYDEAVDVYA
FGMCMLEMATSEYPYSECQNAAQIYRKVTSGRKPNSFHKVKIPEVKEIIEGCIRTDKNER
FTIQDLLAHAFF
REERGVHVELAEEDDGEKPGLKLWLRMEDARRGGRPRDNQAIEFLFQL
GRDAAEEVAQEMVALGLVCEADYQPVARAVRERVA
AIQRKREKLRKARELEALPPEPGPP
PATVPMAPGPPSVFPPEPEEPEADQHQPFLFRHASYSSTTSDCETDGYLSSSGFLDASDP
ALQPPGGVPSSLAESHLCLPSAFALSIPRSGPGSDFSPGDSYASDAASGLSDVGEGMGQM
RRPPGRNLRRRPRSRLRVTSVSDQNDRVVECQLQTHNSKMVTFRFDLDGDSPEEIAAAMV
YNEFILPSERDGFLRRIREIIQRVETLLKRDTGPMEAAEDTLSPQEEPAPLPALPVPLPD
PSNEELQSSTSLEHRSWTAFSTSSSSPGTPLSPGNPFSPGTPISPGPIFPITSPPCHPSP
SPFSPISSQVSSNPSPHPTSSPLPFSSSTPEFPVPLSQCPWSSLPTTSPPTFSPTCSQVT
LSSPFFPPCPSTSSFPSTTAAPLLSLASAFSLAVMTVAQSLLSPSPGLLSQSPPAPPSPL
PSLPLPPPVAPGGQESPSPHTAEVESEASPPPARPLPGEARLAPISEEGKPQLVGRFQVT
SSKEPAEPLPLQPTSPTLSGSPKPSTPQLTSESSDTEDSAGGGPETREALAESDRAAEGL
GAGVEEEGDDGKEPQVGGSPQPLSHPSPVWMNYSYSSLCLSSEESESSGEDEEFWAELQS
LRQKHLSEVETLQTLQKKEIEDLYSRLGKQPPPGIVAPAAMLSSRQRRLSKGSFPTSRRN
SLQRSEPPGPGIMRRNSLSGSSTGSQEQRASKGVTFAGDVGRM
Sequence length 1243
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Parathyroid hormone synthesis, secretion and action   Stimuli-sensing channels
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Pseudohypoaldosteronism type 2B Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs2144087861, rs2143987485, rs137853092, rs137853093, rs137853094 RCV001533200
RCV001849665
RCV000008099
RCV000008100
RCV000008101
Renal tubulopathies Likely pathogenic rs137853093 RCV006276049
WNK4-related disorder Likely pathogenic rs2544005779 RCV003393132
Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Cervical cancer Benign rs55781437 RCV005894622
Colon adenocarcinoma Benign rs2290042, rs55781437 RCV005894630
RCV005894620
Colorectal cancer Benign rs55781437 RCV005894623
Lung cancer Benign rs55781437 RCV005894629
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Colorectal Neoplasms Associate 36793496
Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Associate 27314050
Essential Hypertension Associate 19330605, 27314050
Gordon syndrome Associate 23387299
Hyperkalemia Associate 17380208
Hypertension Associate 14681216, 16669787, 17380208, 18312414, 19330605, 21520334, 23387299, 24266877, 24641320, 25266424, 27314050
Medulloblastoma Associate 21652733
Neoplasms Associate 17578925
Pseudohypoaldosteronism Associate 10869238, 17380208, 18312414, 26732173, 30931564, 31044551, 35093948