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Overexpression of human WNK1 increases paracellular chloride permeability and phosphorylation of claudin-4 in MDCKII cells.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 20 Oct 2006
Ohta Akihito, Yang Sung-Sen, Rai Tatemitsu, Chiga Motoko, Sasaki Sei, Uchida Shinichi
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Pseudohypoaldosteronism type II (PHAII), an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by hypertension, hyperkalemia, and hyperchloremic acidosis, is reportedly due to mutations in WNK1 and WNK4 kinase genes. However, the pathogenesis of the disease remains unknown. Mutations in the WNK1 gene are...
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