Gene Information
Gene NameWNK1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length2382
Protein NamesSerine/threonine-protein kinase WNK1 (EC 2.7.11.1) (Erythrocyte 65 kDa protein) (p65) (Kinase deficient protein) (Protein kinase lysine-deficient 1) (Protein kinase with no lysine 1) (hWNK1)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000060237 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ9H4A3
Gene CardWNK1
Uniprot IDQ9H4A3
PfamPF12202; PF00069
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.74262283)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ WNK1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ WNK1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ WNK1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ WNK1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Wnk1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ WNK1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Wnk1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ WNK1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNRBP1, NRBP2, WNK4, WNK3, WNK2, DSTYK
Tissuekidney
Tissue SpecificityWidely expressed, with highest levels observed in the testis, heart, kidney and skeletal muscle. Isoform 3 is kidney-specific and specifically expressed in the distal convoluted tubule (DCT) and connecting tubule (CNT) of the nephron. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10660600, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11571656, ECO:0000269|PubMed:14645531, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22701532}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 4PWN  (X-ray  1.84A  5TF9  (X-ray  2.50A  5WDY  (X-ray  2.46A  5WE8  (X-ray  2.01A  6FBK  (X-ray  1.74A 
DBSNP rs11554421  rs34880640  rs34728563  rs34408667  rs2286007  rs11833299  rs56015776  rs956868  rs7955371  rs56351358  rs12828016  rs17755373  rs36083875  rs56262445 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10660600}.
Mouse PG classificationLPG
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