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WNK1 is required for proliferation induced by hypotonic challenge in rat vascular smooth muscle cells.
Acta pharmacologica Sinica - 1 Jan 2018
Zhang Ya-Juan, Zheng Hua-Qing, Chen Bao-Yi, Sun Lu, Ma Ming-Ming, Wang Guan-Lei, Guan Yong-Yuan
Abstract excerpt
Hypotonic challenge evoked vascular cell proliferation through activation of volume-regulated Cl- channel (VRCC), leading to a decrease in the intracellular Cl- concentration ([Cl-]i). We hypothesize that the decrease in [Cl-]i may activate one or several Cl--sensitive kinases, resulting in a subsequent signaling cascade. In this study we demonstrated that WNK1, a Cl--sensitive kinase, was involved in...
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