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. 2021 Aug 4;12:4697. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-24993-x

Fig. 8. Proposed model for CD13 functions in apical specification in Caco-2 cells.

Fig. 8

a Organization of control Caco-2 3D structures displaying apical-basal polarity and epithelial organization, and CD13-depleted cells showing inverted apical-basal polarity and impaired lumen formation. b CD13 associates with apical complex containing Par6, aPKC, Pals1, and Crb3. c Proposed events by which CD13 functions to establish the orientation of apical-basal polarity. CD13 associates with apical proteins (1) and is required for their loading to Rab11-mediated endosomes (2). In parallel, CD13 establishes Rab35 at the AMIS (3) necessary to capture vesicles containing apical determinants for apical membrane initiation (4). See discussion for a further explanation.