Dynamic localization of the Na+-HCO3- co-transporter NBCn1 to the plasma membrane, centrosomes, spindle and primary cilia

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  • Marc Severin
  • Emma Lind Pedersen
  • Magnus Thane Borre
  • Ida Axholm
  • Frederik Bendix Christiansen
  • Muthulakshmi Ponniah
  • Dominika Czaplinska
  • Tanja Larsen
  • Luis Angel Pardo
  • Pedersen, Stine Helene Falsig

Finely tuned regulation of transport protein localization is vital for epithelial function. The Na+-HCO3- co-transporter NBCn1 (also known as SLC4A7) is a key contributor to epithelial pH homeostasis, yet the regulation of its subcellular localization is not understood. Here, we show that a predicted N-terminal β-sheet and short C-terminal α-helical motif are essential for NBCn1 plasma membrane localization in epithelial cells. This localization was abolished by cell-cell contact disruption, and co-immunoprecipitation (co-IP) and proximity ligation (PLA) revealed NBCn1 interaction with E-cadherin and DLG1, linking it to adherens junctions and the Scribble complex. NBCn1 also interacted with RhoA and localized to lamellipodia and filopodia in migrating cells. Finally, analysis of native and GFP-tagged NBCn1 localization, subcellular fractionation, co-IP with Arl13B and CEP164, and PLA of NBCn1 and tubulin in mitotic spindles led to the surprising conclusion that NBCn1 additionally localizes to centrosomes and primary cilia in non-dividing, polarized epithelial cells, and to the spindle, centrosomes and midbodies during mitosis. We propose that NBCn1 traffics between lateral junctions, the leading edge and cell division machinery in Rab11 endosomes, adding new insight to the role of NBCn1 in cell cycle progression.

Original languageEnglish
Article numberjcs260687
JournalJournal of Cell Science
Volume136
Issue number7
Number of pages20
ISSN0021-9533
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023

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    Research areas

  • Acid-base transport, Cell polarity, Cell–cell adhesion, Mitosis, Primary cilium, Scribble complex

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