WNK1 controls endosomal trafficking through TRIM27-dependent regulation of actin assembly

JU Jung, MH Cobb - … of the National Academy of Sciences, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
The protein kinase WNK1 (with-no-lysine 1) influences trafficking of ion and small-molecule
transporters and other membrane proteins as well as actin polymerization state. We …

[HTML][HTML] Regulation of WASH-dependent actin polymerization and protein trafficking by ubiquitination

YH Hao, JM Doyle, S Ramanathan, TS Gomez, D Jia… - Cell, 2013 - cell.com
Endosomal protein trafficking is an essential cellular process that is deregulated in several
diseases and targeted by pathogens. Here, we describe a role for ubiquitination in this …

WNK4 inhibits plasma membrane targeting of NCC through regulation of syntaxin13 SNARE formation

WY Chung, HW Park, JW Han, MG Lee, JY Kim - Cellular Signalling, 2013 - Elsevier
WNK4, a serine/threonine kinase, plays a critical role in the expression of membrane
proteins in the cell surface; however, the underlying mechanism of WNK4 is not clear. Here …

Regulation of activity and localization of the WNK1 protein kinase by hyperosmotic stress

A Zagórska, E Pozo-Guisado, J Boudeau… - The Journal of cell …, 2007 - rupress.org
Mutations within the WNK1 (with-no-K [Lys] kinase-1) gene cause Gordon's hypertension
syndrome. Little is known about how WNK1 is regulated. We demonstrate that WNK1 is …

[PDF][PDF] USP7 acts as a molecular rheostat to promote WASH-dependent endosomal protein recycling and is mutated in a human neurodevelopmental disorder

YH Hao, MD Fountain, KF Tacer, F Xia, W Bi… - Molecular cell, 2015 - cell.com
Endosomal protein recycling is a fundamental cellular process important for cellular
homeostasis, signaling, and fate determination that is implicated in several diseases. WASH …

WNK1 enhances migration and invasion in breast cancer models

AB Jaykumar, JU Jung, PK Parida, TT Dang… - Molecular cancer …, 2021 - AACR
Metastasis is the major cause of mortality in patients with breast cancer. Many signaling
pathways have been linked to cancer invasiveness, but blockade of few protein components …

[HTML][HTML] WNK1 in malignant behaviors: A potential target for cancer?

JU Jung, AB Jaykumar, MH Cobb - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Metastasis is the major cause of mortality in cancer patients. Analyses of mouse models and
patient data have implicated the protein kinase WNK1 as one of a handful of genes uniquely …

Intersectin links WNK kinases to endocytosis of ROMK1

G He, HR Wang, SK Huang… - The Journal of clinical …, 2007 - Am Soc Clin Investig
With-no-lysine (WNK) kinases are a novel family of protein kinases characterized by an
atypical placement of the catalytic lysine. Mutations of 2 family members, WNK1 and WNK4 …

WNK2 modulates MEK1 activity through the Rho GTPase pathway

S Moniz, P Matos, P Jordan - Cellular signalling, 2008 - Elsevier
WNK protein kinases form a kinase subfamily expressed in multi-cellular organisms and the
human genome encodes four distinct WNK genes. Human WNK2 has been recently …

WASH and WAVE actin regulators of the Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome protein (WASP) family are controlled by analogous structurally related complexes

D Jia, TS Gomez, Z Metlagel… - Proceedings of the …, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
We recently showed that the Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome protein (WASP) family member,
WASH, localizes to endosomal subdomains and regulates endocytic vesicle scission in an …