KS-WNK1 is required for the renal response to extreme changes in potassium intake
Jessica Paola Bahena-López, Laura Vergara, Valeria de la-Peña, Miguel A. Gutierrez-Gallardo, Paulina López-Ibargüen, Janeth Alejandra García, Héctor Contreras-Carbajal, Norma Vázquez, Ruth Rincón-Heredia, Felipe Massó, Norma A. Bobadilla, María Castañeda‐Bueno, David H. Ellison, Gerardo Gamba, María Chávez‐Canales
Abstract
The findings of this study demonstrate that kidney-specific with-no-lysine kinase 1 plays a role in regulating urinary electrolyte excretion during extreme changes in potassium intake, such as those occurring in wildlife. .
Topics & Concepts
PotassiumInternal medicineEndocrinologyChemistryExcretionPotassium deficiencyDephosphorylationKidneyDistal convoluted tubulePhosphorylationBiologyBiochemistryMedicineReabsorptionPhosphataseOrganic chemistryIon Transport and Channel RegulationMagnesium in Health and DiseasePotassium and Related Disorders