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The microvillar protocadherin CDHR5 associates with EBP50 to promote brush border assembly.

Molecular biology of the cell (2024-01-04)
Samaneh Matoo, Maura J Graves, Myoung Soo Choi, Rawnag A El Sheikh Idris, Prashun Acharya, Garima Thapa, Tram Nguyen, Sarah Y Atallah, Ashna K Tipirneni, Phillip J Stevenson, Scott W Crawley
ABSTRACT

Transporting epithelial cells of the gut and kidney interact with their luminal environment through a densely packed collection of apical microvilli known as a brush border (BB). Proper brush border assembly depends on the intermicrovillar adhesion complex (IMAC), a protocadherin-based adhesion complex found at the distal tips of microvilli that mediates adhesion between neighboring protrusions to promote their organized packing. Loss of the IMAC adhesion molecule Cadherin-related family member 5 (CDHR5) results in significant brush border defects, though the functional properties of this protocadherin have not been thoroughly explored. Here, we show that the cytoplasmic tail of CDHR5 contributes to its correct apical targeting and functional properties in an isoform-specific manner. Library screening identified the Ezrin-associated scaffolds EBP50 and E3KARP as cytoplasmic binding partners for CDHR5. Consistent with this, loss of EBP50 disrupted proper brush border assembly with cells exhibiting markedly reduced apical IMAC levels. Together, our results shed light on the apical targeting determinants of CDHR5 and further define the interactome of the IMAC involved in brush border assembly.

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