Controlling the crowd with a WNK.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2022.10.027 and PMC identifier 10197922.
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Abstract
Volume control is a fundamental challenge for all cells, the mechanisms of which have been long debated. In this issue of Cell, Boyd-Shiwarski et al. find that increased molecular crowding drives condensation of WNK kinase, allowing cells to sense and respond to cell volume loss.
Medical subject headings
- Cell Size