Storage Buffer: PBS, pH 7.4(1%BSA and 0.1% Sodium azide)
Background:
Regulates the activity of the thiazide-sensitive Na-Cl cotransporter, SLC12A3, by phosphorylation which appears to prevent membrane trafficking of SLC12A3. Also inhibits the renal K(+)channel, KCNJ1, via a kinase-independent mechanism by which it induces clearance of the protein from the cell surface by clathrin-dependent endocytosis. WNK4 appears to act as a molecular switch that can vary the balance between NaCl reabsorption and K(+)secretion to maintain integrated homeostasis.
Alternate Names:
PHA 2B; PHA2B; PRKWNK 4; PRKWNK4; Protein kinase lysine deficient 4; Protein kinase with no lysine 4; Serine/threonine protein kinase WNK4; WNK lysine deficient protein kinase 4; WNK4_HUMAN.