Gene Information
Gene NameWNK2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length2297
Protein NamesSerine/threonine-protein kinase WNK2 (EC 2.7.11.1) (Antigen NY-CO-43) (Protein kinase lysine-deficient 2) (Protein kinase with no lysine 2) (Serologically defined colon cancer antigen 43)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000165238 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ9Y3S1
Gene CardWNK2
Uniprot IDQ9Y3S1
PfamPF12202; PF00069
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.49051434)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ WNK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ WNK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ WNK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ WNK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Wnk2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ WNK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Wnk2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNRBP1, NRBP2, WNK4, WNK1, WNK3, DSTYK
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in various cancer cell lines (at protein level). Predominantly expressed in heart, brain, skeletal muscle and colon. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11571656, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17667937, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21733846}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 6ELM  (X-ray  1.14A  6FBK  (X-ray  1.74A 
DBSNP rs10761203  rs10114908 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17667937, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18593598}. Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18593598}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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