ReviewCell death & disease2022
An update regarding the role of WNK kinases in cancer.
Review in Cell death & disease, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
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- WNK4 restrains endometrial cancer progression by reprogramming macrophage polarization toward an M1-like phenotype.Molecular biology reports · 2026Article
- With no lysine kinase 1 in hepatic stellate cells promotes mouse and human liver fibrosis through glycolytic triosephosphate isomerase 1.Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) · 2026Article
- Drugging non-canonical kinases in cancer therapeutics: Molecular targets, underlying mechanisms and small-molecule inhibitors.Acta pharmaceutica Sinica. B · 2026Review
- High-Penetrance Rare Variants Underlying Familial Lung Cancer Risk: Insights From Genetic Epidemiology of Lung Cancer Consortium.Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer · 2026Article
- Targeting WNK1 Releases Differentiation Block in Acute Myeloid Leukemia.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- SIAH2-WNK1 Signaling Drives Glycolytic Metabolism and Therapeutic Resistance in Colorectal Cancer.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Targeting WNK1 suppresses acute myeloid leukemia progression and enhances sensitivity to venetoclax.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- The Story of Aldosterone Escape.Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN · 2026Review
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- WNK kinase regulates plasma membrane levels of the WNT inhibitor RNF43: A WNK-RNF43 circuit regulates WNT signal suppression.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
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- WNK1 signalling regulates amino acid transport and mTORC1 activity to sustain acute myeloid leukaemia growth.Nature communications · 2025Article
- CRISPR-mediated WNK4 point mutation aggravates tumor progression and weakens chemotherapy sensitivity in gastric cancer.Histology and histopathology · 2025Article
- Oxidative Stress-Responsive 1 Kinase Catalytic Activity Promotes Triple Negative Breast Cancer Oncogenic Potential.ACS pharmacology & translational science · 2025Article
- WNK1-dependent water influx is required for CD4Nature communications · 2025Article
- Bilobalide Activates Autophagy and Enhances the Efficacy of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Spinal Cord Injury Via Upregulating FMRP to Promote WNK1 mRNA Decay.Neurochemical research · 2024Article
- A New Phase for WNK Kinase Signaling Complexes as Biomolecular Condensates.Physiology (Bethesda, Md.) · 2024Review
- Induro-RT mediated circRNA-sequencing (IMCR-seq) enables comprehensive profiling of full-length and long circular RNAs from low input total RNA.Nucleic acids research · 2024Article
- Calciprotein Particles Induce Cellular Compartment-Specific Proteome Alterations in Human Arterial Endothelial Cells.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2023Article
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Abstract
Mammalian WNK kinases (WNKs) are serine/threonine kinases that contain four members, WNK1-4. They function to maintain ion homeostasis and regulate blood pressure in mammals. Recent studies have revealed that the dysregulation of WNKs contributes to tumor growth, metastasis, and angiogenesis through complex mechanisms, especially through phosphorylating kinase substrates SPS1-related proline/alanine-rich kinase (SPAK) and oxidative stress-responsive kinase 1 (OSR1). Here, we review and discuss the relationships between WNKs and several key factors/biological processes in cancer, including ion channels, cation chloride cotransporters, sodium bicarbonate cotransporters, signaling pathways, angiogenesis, autophagy, and non-coding RNAs. In addition, the potential drugs for targeting WNK-SPAK/OSR1 signaling have also been discussed. This review summarizes and discusses knowledge of the roles of WNKs in cancer, which provides a comprehensive reference for future studies.
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