Rab effector involved in protein trafficking from apical recycling endosomes to the apical plasma membrane. Involved in insulin granule exocytosis. May regulate V-ATPase intracellular transport in response to extracellular acidosis.
We identified 5 potential NDR1 substrates in the mouse brain and chose two for functional validation. We show that one NDR1 substrate is another kinase, AP-2 associated kinase-1 (AAK1) which regulates dendritic branching as a result of NDR1 phosphorylation. Another substrate is the Rab8 guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) Rabin8 (a Sec2p homolog) which we find is involved in spine synapse formation.