NCBI Accession #
NP_568599.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_123564.3
NCBI Official Full Name
with no lysine (K) kinase 8
NCBI Official Symbol
WNK8
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
ATWNK8; EIP1; EMF1-Interacting Protein 1; MJC20.9; MJC20_9; with no lysine (K) kinase 8
NCBI Protein Information
with no lysine (K) kinase 8
NCBI Summary
Encodes a member of the WNK family (9 members in all) of protein kinases, the structural design of which is clearly distinct from those of other known protein kinases, such as receptor-like kinases and mitogen-activated protein kinases. Interacts specifically with and phosphorylates AtVHA-C, subunit C of the vacuolar H+-ATPase.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
AtWNK8
UniProt Protein Name
Serine/threonine-protein kinase WNK8
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Protein kinase with no lysine 8
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q944Q0
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q8S8Y7; Q9FHY4
UniProt Related Accession #
Q944Q0
UniProt Comments
Regulates flowering time by modulating the photoperiod pathway. Phosphorylates the vacuolar ATPase subunit C (VATC) and RGS1 (PubMed:16427632, PubMed:18761494). Regulates EDM2 that, in turn, modulates development processes (PubMed:20840782, PubMed:20149132).