The study proposes a mechanism that low-K+ diet increases renal salt reabsorption.
K+ depletion inactivates KLHL3 by phosphorylation and by decreasing total levels.
Phosphorylation of KLHL3 by PKC is sufficient to prevent WNK4 degradation.
Suppression of KLHL3 by low K+ increases WNK4 and activates NCC via SPAK/OSR1.