DLG1 functions upstream of SDCCAG3 and IFT20 to control ciliary targeting of polycystin-2

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  • Mariam G. Aslanyan
  • Gaurav D. Diwan
  • Tao Cheng
  • Katrin Junger
  • Esben Lorentzen
  • Kleo B. Pauly
  • Yasmin Afshar-Bahadori
  • Feng Qian
  • Robert B. Russell
  • Jeffrey H. Miner
  • Moe R. Mahjoub
  • Karsten Boldt
  • Ronald Roepman
Polarized vesicular trafficking directs specific receptors and ion channels to cilia, but the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. Here we describe a role for DLG1, a core component of the Scribble polarity complex, in regulating ciliary protein trafficking in kidney epithelial cells. Conditional knockout of Dlg1 in mouse kidney causes ciliary elongation and cystogenesis, and cell-based proximity labeling proteomics and fluorescence microscopy show alterations in the ciliary proteome upon loss of DLG1. Specifically, the retromer-associated protein SDCCAG3, IFT20, and polycystin-2 (PC2) are reduced in the cilia of DLG1-deficient cells compared to control cells. This phenotype is recapitulated in vivo and rescuable by re-expression of wild-type DLG1, but not a Congenital Anomalies of the Kidney and Urinary Tract (CAKUT)-associated DLG1 variant, p.T489R. Finally, biochemical approaches and Alpha Fold modelling suggest that SDCCAG3 and IFT20 form a complex that associates, at least indirectly, with DLG1. Our work identifies a key role for DLG1 in regulating ciliary protein composition and suggests that ciliary dysfunction of the p.T489R DLG1 variant may contribute to CAKUT.
Original languageEnglish
JournalE M B O Reports
ISSN1469-221X
DOIs
Publication statusAccepted/In press - 2024

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