WNK3

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Serine/threonine-protein kinase WNK3, also known as protein kinase lysine-deficient 3, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the WNK3 gene.[5]

AliasesWNK3, PRKWNK lysine deficient protein kinase 3
End54,358,642 bp[1]
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WNK3
Identifiers
AliasesWNK3, PRKWNK lysine deficient protein kinase 3
External IDsOMIM: 300358; MGI: 2652875; HomoloGene: 32493; GeneCards: WNK3; OMA:WNK3 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
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RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001002838
NM_020922
NM_001395166

NM_001271678
NM_001271679

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001002838
NP_065973

NP_001258607
NP_001258608

Location (UCSC)Chr X: 54.19 – 54.36 MbChr X: 149.98 – 150.1 Mb
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Function

WNK3 is a protein belonging to the 'with no lysine' family of serine-threonine protein kinases. These family members lack the catalytic lysine in subdomain II, and instead have a conserved lysine in subdomain I. This family member functions as a positive regulator of the transcellular Ca2+ transport pathway, and it plays a role in the increase of cell survival in a caspase 3 dependent pathway.[5]

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