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Renal and brain isoforms of WNK3 have opposite effects on NCCT expression.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 1 Jun 2009
Glover Mark, Zuber Annie Mercier, O'Shaughnessy Kevin M
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the WNK kinases WNK1 and WNK4 cause a rare familial form of hypertension (Gordon syndrome) by increasing expression of the thiazide-sensitive co-transporter NCCT in the kidney. Regulation of NCCT expression involves a scaffold of proteins composed of several kinases, including the third member of the WNK kinase family, WNK3. This protein, expressed in several tissues including kidney and brain,...
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