WNK3 – Wikipedia

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Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

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]

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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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This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.



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