{"gene":"NRBP1","run_date":"2026-04-29T11:37:57","timeline":{"discoveries":[{"year":2000,"finding":"NRBP1 (NRBP) was identified as a multidomain putative adapter protein containing two putative nuclear receptor binding motifs (LXXLL), a putative SH2 domain-binding region, a kinase-like domain, a bipartite nuclear localization signal, and PEST sequences. In vitro translation revealed three products (60, 51, 43 kDa), suggesting multiple translation initiation sites.","method":"cDNA cloning, in vitro translation, domain analysis","journal":"Genomics","confidence":"Medium","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 — original structural/domain characterization with in vitro translation; single lab, foundational paper","pmids":["10843813"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2002,"finding":"NRBP1 physically interacts with activated Rac3 GTPase (constitutively active V12Rac3) and co-localizes with it at endomembranes and lamellipodia. NRBP1 overexpression caused dramatic redistribution of Golgi marker p58, suggesting a role in ER-to-Golgi transport. NRBP contains an associated kinase activity.","method":"Yeast two-hybrid, co-immunoprecipitation, immunocytochemistry, Golgi redistribution assay","journal":"International journal of molecular medicine","confidence":"Medium","confidence_rationale":"Tier 3 — single lab, co-IP plus localization with functional Golgi redistribution phenotype","pmids":["11956649"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2002,"finding":"NRBP1 (Madm) was identified as a binding partner of Mlf1 oncoprotein via yeast two-hybrid; Madm co-immunoprecipitated with Mlf1, co-localized in the cytoplasm, and recruited a serine kinase that phosphorylated both Madm and Mlf1 at the RSXSXP 14-3-3 binding motif. Ectopic Madm expression in M1 myeloid cells suppressed cytokine-induced differentiation.","method":"Yeast two-hybrid, co-immunoprecipitation, in vitro kinase assay, ectopic expression/differentiation assay","journal":"The Journal of biological chemistry","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 — reciprocal co-IP, in vitro kinase assay, and functional differentiation phenotype in single rigorous study","pmids":["12176995"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2006,"finding":"NRBP1 interacts in vivo with Jab1 (COP9 signalosome component 5) and inhibits Jab1-induced phosphorylation of c-Jun and AP-1 transcriptional activation. Overexpression of NRBP1 specifically inhibits AP-1 activation by various stimuli.","method":"Co-immunoprecipitation, AP-1 reporter assay, c-Jun phosphorylation assay","journal":"FEBS letters","confidence":"Medium","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 — co-IP plus functional AP-1 assay; single lab, moderate evidence","pmids":["17052710"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2010,"finding":"Drosophila Madm (NRBP1 ortholog) physically associates with the long TSC22 domain protein Bunched A (BunA) via a conserved motif present only in long TSC22DF isoforms, forming a growth-regulating complex. Genetic and biochemical evidence shows Madm and BunA synergize to promote organ growth.","method":"Proteomics, co-immunoprecipitation, genetic screen, genetic epistasis, overexpression phenotype","journal":"Journal of biology","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 — biochemical interaction plus genetic epistasis replicated in multiple assays; Drosophila ortholog","pmids":["20149264"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2015,"finding":"Drosophila Madm acts downstream of the TOR pathway (epistasis with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex/Rheb) to regulate growth and division of intestinal stem cells; loss of Bunched or Madm suppressed elevated cell growth and 4EBP phosphorylation induced by TSC loss or Rheb overexpression. Bunched (Madm partner) was shown to function in the cytoplasm for this role.","method":"MARCM clonal analysis, cell-type-specific RNAi, genetic epistasis, 4EBP phosphorylation assay","journal":"Stem cell reviews and reports","confidence":"Medium","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 — genetic epistasis with biochemical readout; Drosophila ortholog, single lab","pmids":["26323255"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2016,"finding":"Drosophila Madm acts as a tumour suppressor in testis stem cell competition; Madm knockdown leads to overexpression of EGF receptor ligand vein (vn), activating EGF receptor signalling and integrin expression non-cell-autonomously in cyst stem cells. Constitutively active JAK (hop(Tum-l)) promotes Madm nuclear translocation and suppresses vn/integrin expression.","method":"RNAi knockdown, genetic epistasis, immunofluorescence (nuclear translocation), EGF receptor signaling assays","journal":"Nature communications","confidence":"Medium","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 — loss-of-function with defined pathway placement and localization; Drosophila ortholog","pmids":["26792023"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2019,"finding":"NRBP1 induces ubiquitination of the stemness transcription factor SALL4, promoting its degradation. THG-1 (a competing binding protein) antagonizes NRBP1 binding to SALL4, preventing SALL4 ubiquitination and stabilizing it to promote stemness gene expression (NANOG, OCT4) and tumorsphere growth in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma cells.","method":"Co-immunoprecipitation, ubiquitination assay, NRBP1/THG-1 knockdown, tumorsphere assay, rescue experiments","journal":"Biochemical and biophysical research communications","confidence":"Medium","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 — ubiquitination assay plus functional rescue; single lab with multiple orthogonal methods","pmids":["31864704"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2020,"finding":"NRBP1 functions as a substrate receptor of a Cullin-RING ubiquitin ligase (CRL) complex, targeting BRI2 and BRI3 (inhibitors of amyloid precursor protein processing) for degradation. Dimerized NRBP1 assembles a functional heterodimeric CRL through a BC-box and an overlapping cryptic H-box interacting with both Cul2 and Cul4A. Chaperone-like activity of TSC22D3 and TSC22D4 strongly enhances NRBP1 CRL formation. NRBP1 knockdown in neuronal cells increases BRI2/BRI3 abundance and reduces Aβ production.","method":"Mass spectrometry interactome, co-immunoprecipitation, ubiquitin ligase assay, siRNA knockdown, Aβ ELISA","journal":"Cell reports","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 1–2 — MS interactome, reciprocal co-IP, functional ubiquitination, and cellular knockdown phenotype with multiple orthogonal methods in single rigorous study","pmids":["32160551"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2021,"finding":"NRBP1 is localized in microglia and neurons (not astrocytes) of mouse medial prefrontal cortex. (R)-ketamine increases NRBP1 expression in primary microglia through ERK activation, and NRBP1 operates in an ERK-NRBP1-CREB-BDNF signaling axis. (R)-ketamine activates BDNF transcription through CREB activation and MeCP2 suppression in microglia.","method":"iTRAQ proteomics, primary microglia culture, immunofluorescence localization, CREB/MeCP2 inhibition (HDO), CSF1R inhibitor microglial depletion, dendritic spine density assay","journal":"Molecular psychiatry","confidence":"Medium","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 — multiple orthogonal in vivo and in vitro methods; single lab but convergent evidence","pmids":["34819637"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2022,"finding":"Drosophila Madm/NRBP1 is required presynaptically to maintain synaptic stability and coordinates synaptic growth and function by controlling cap-dependent translation via the TOR effector 4E-BP/Thor. Postsynaptic Madm induces a compensatory transsynaptic signal utilizing the presynaptic homeostatic potentiation (PHP) machinery via regulation of 4E-BP/Thor and S6-kinase, delaying synaptic degeneration.","method":"Cell-type-specific RNAi, genetic epistasis, electrophysiology (NMJ), 4E-BP phosphorylation assay, presynaptic homeostatic potentiation assay","journal":"Cell reports","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 — multiple genetic and functional methods with defined pathway placement; Drosophila ortholog, rigorous study","pmids":["36450258"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2023,"finding":"NRBP1 pseudokinase binds P-Rex1 (a guanine nucleotide exchange factor for Rac1) as identified by BioID/MS profiling, and acts as a scaffold for a complex with P-Rex1, Rac1, and Cdc42. NRBP1 overexpression enhances GTP-bound Rac1 and Cdc42 levels in a P-Rex1-dependent manner, promoting TNBC cell migration, invasion, and proliferation via reactive oxygen species generation.","method":"BioID/MS proximity labeling, co-immunoprecipitation, GTP-Rac1/Cdc42 pull-down assay, siRNA knockdown, constitutively active Rac1 rescue, ROS assay, xenograft","journal":"Oncogene","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 — BioID/MS plus reciprocal co-IP plus functional rescue with multiple orthogonal methods; single lab","pmids":["36693952"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2024,"finding":"TSC22D, WNK, and NRBP1 family members physically associate into biomolecular condensates within seconds of hyperosmotic stress, dependent on intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs). These protein families co-evolved in metazoans (TSC22D genes evolved alongside a domain in NRBPs, termed NbrT, that specifically binds TSC22D proteins) to co-regulate rapid cell volume changes in response to osmolarity.","method":"Gene co-essentiality analysis, live-cell imaging of condensate formation, co-immunoprecipitation, IDR deletion mutants, phylogenetic analysis","journal":"Cell reports","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 — multiple orthogonal methods (co-essentiality, live imaging, co-IP, mutagenesis, phylogenetics); strong mechanistic evidence","pmids":["38980795"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2025,"finding":"NRBP1 pseudokinase directly activates WNK4 kinase in vitro, and knockdown/knockout of NRBP1 markedly inhibits basal and sorbitol-induced activation of WNK1 and downstream SPAK/OSR1 components. NRBP1 contains a CCT-like domain that, together with TSC22D4 RΦ-motifs, is predicted (AlphaFold-3) to form a complex with WNK1 and SPAK. Osmotic stress promotes association of WNK1 with NRBP1 and TSC22D2/4 confirmed by immunoprecipitation and mass spectrometry.","method":"Proximity labeling, co-immunoprecipitation, mass spectrometry, immunoblotting, siRNA/CRISPR knockout, in vitro WNK4 kinase activation assay, AlphaFold-3 structural modeling","journal":"Science advances","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 1–2 — in vitro reconstitution of WNK4 activation, reciprocal co-IP, MS, KO phenotype, structural modeling; multiple orthogonal methods in single study","pmids":["40668933"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2025,"finding":"DCT-specific NRBP1 knockout mice show reduced NCC phosphorylation and activate a compensatory response, demonstrating that NRBP1 and long TSC22D proteins are positive modulators of WNK signaling that regulate Na+ reabsorption in the distal convoluted tubule kidney. TSC22D1.1, TSC22D2, and NRBP1 co-localize in DCT WNK bodies (cytoplasmic biomolecular condensates associated with WNK activation).","method":"Tissue-specific knockout mouse, NCC phosphorylation assay, immunofluorescence co-localization, HEK293 cell WNK4 activity assay","journal":"Science advances","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 — in vivo tissue-specific KO with biochemical readout plus in vitro activity assay; rigorous mechanistic study","pmids":["40668923"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2025,"finding":"NRBP1 and its paralog NRBP2 oppositely regulate LINE1 (L1) retrotransposition by influencing integrity of the L1 ribonucleoprotein complex. NRBP2 targets NRBP1 for proteasome-mediated degradation, likely through heterodimer formation, accounting for their opposing roles rather than competition for shared binding partners.","method":"L1 retrotransposition reporter assay, co-immunoprecipitation, proteasome inhibitor rescue, heterodimer formation assay, phylogenetic analysis","journal":"Nature communications","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 — functional retrotransposition assay plus co-IP/degradation mechanism with multiple methods; published in peer-reviewed journal","pmids":["40645931"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2025,"finding":"TRIM24 E3 ubiquitin ligase binds NRBP1, enhances its ubiquitination and subsequent degradation. NRBP1 phosphorylation at residue S42 is required for TRIM24-mediated ubiquitination, and K430 is the specific ubiquitination site targeted by TRIM24.","method":"Co-immunoprecipitation, ubiquitination assay, site-directed mutagenesis (S42, K430), siRNA knockdown, Western blotting","journal":"Cell death & disease","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 1 — co-IP with mutagenesis defining specific phosphorylation and ubiquitination sites; multiple orthogonal methods","pmids":["41430038"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2024,"finding":"The NRBP1 CCT-like domain binds TSC22D1 via the same RΦ-motif as OSR1 and SPAK, including variants lacking the conserved arginine previously thought to be essential, revealing that NRBP1 participates in the WNK signaling network through CCT domain-mediated protein interactions.","method":"Motif interaction analysis, biochemical binding assays, CCT domain characterization","journal":"bioRxiv (preprint)","confidence":"Medium","confidence_rationale":"Tier 3 — binding assay with motif analysis; preprint, single lab","pmids":["bio_10.1101_2024.06.26.600905"],"is_preprint":true},{"year":2017,"finding":"DNA methylation at the NRBP1 promoter region (72 bp upstream of TSS, site B1) increases binding of transcription factor TFAP2A, leading to suppressed NRBP1 expression. Hypomethylation reduces TFAP2A binding and elevates NRBP1 expression, as shown in gout patient PBMCs and in vitro.","method":"Luciferase reporter assay, protein pulldown assay, bisulfite pyrosequencing","journal":"Clinical epigenetics","confidence":"Medium","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 — reporter assay plus pulldown plus in vivo methylation; single lab, multiple methods","pmids":["28932319"],"is_preprint":false}],"current_model":"NRBP1 is a pseudokinase/adaptor protein that functions as (1) a substrate receptor for Cullin-RING ubiquitin ligase complexes (targeting BRI2, BRI3, and SALL4 for degradation via Cul2/Cul4A), (2) a scaffold activating Rac1/Cdc42 signaling through P-Rex1, (3) an upstream activator of the WNK kinase pathway—directly activating WNK4 in vitro and assembling with WNK1, TSC22D proteins, and SPAK into biomolecular condensates for osmosensing and cell volume regulation—(4) a negative regulator of AP-1 via Jab1 interaction, (5) a regulator of LINE1 retrotransposition via the L1 ribonucleoprotein complex, and (6) a component of an ERK-NRBP1-CREB-BDNF signaling axis in microglia; its own stability is controlled by TRIM24-mediated ubiquitination at K430 (phosphorylation at S42 required) and by NRBP2-induced proteasomal degradation through heterodimer formation."},"narrative":{"teleology":[{"year":2000,"claim":"The initial cloning of NRBP1 revealed its multidomain architecture—including a kinase-like domain, LXXLL motifs, SH2-binding regions, and PEST sequences—establishing it as a candidate adaptor/pseudokinase rather than a conventional signaling kinase.","evidence":"cDNA cloning, domain analysis, and in vitro translation showing three protein products","pmids":["10843813"],"confidence":"Medium","gaps":["No binding partners or biological function identified","Kinase activity not tested directly","In vivo relevance unknown"]},{"year":2002,"claim":"Two independent studies identified NRBP1's first physical interaction partners—activated Rac3 GTPase and the Mlf1 oncoprotein—and showed that NRBP1 recruits an associated serine kinase, establishing it as an interaction hub with functional consequences for Golgi transport and myeloid differentiation.","evidence":"Yeast two-hybrid, co-immunoprecipitation with Rac3 and Mlf1, Golgi redistribution assay, in vitro kinase assay, and M1 myeloid differentiation suppression","pmids":["11956649","12176995"],"confidence":"High","gaps":["Identity of the recruited kinase unknown","Mechanism of Golgi transport regulation unresolved","Whether Rac3 interaction is direct or scaffold-mediated unclear"]},{"year":2006,"claim":"Identification of Jab1 (CSN5) as an NRBP1 interactor revealed that NRBP1 negatively regulates AP-1 transcriptional activation by blocking Jab1-mediated c-Jun phosphorylation, placing NRBP1 in a signaling-suppressive role.","evidence":"Co-immunoprecipitation and AP-1 reporter assay with c-Jun phosphorylation readout","pmids":["17052710"],"confidence":"Medium","gaps":["Mechanism of Jab1 inhibition (competitive binding vs. sequestration) not resolved","Physiological relevance in endogenous settings untested","No loss-of-function data"]},{"year":2010,"claim":"Drosophila genetic studies established that the NRBP1 ortholog Madm physically and functionally partners with long TSC22 domain proteins (Bunched A) to promote organ growth, identifying the TSC22D–NRBP axis as an evolutionarily conserved growth-regulatory complex.","evidence":"Proteomics, co-IP, genetic epistasis, and overexpression phenotypes in Drosophila","pmids":["20149264"],"confidence":"High","gaps":["Mammalian TSC22D–NRBP1 growth function not yet demonstrated","Downstream effectors of the complex unknown","Whether the complex has catalytic activity unresolved"]},{"year":2015,"claim":"Epistasis experiments in Drosophila intestinal stem cells placed Madm/NRBP1 downstream of TOR signaling, showing that Madm and Bunched are required for TOR-dependent growth and 4E-BP phosphorylation.","evidence":"MARCM clonal analysis, cell-type-specific RNAi, epistasis with TSC/Rheb, 4E-BP phosphorylation assay","pmids":["26323255"],"confidence":"Medium","gaps":["Direct biochemical mechanism linking Madm to TOR effectors unknown","Whether this pathway is conserved in mammals not tested","Single tissue system"]},{"year":2016,"claim":"Drosophila studies revealed that Madm/NRBP1 acts as a tumour suppressor in testis stem cell niche competition through regulation of EGFR ligand expression, with JAK signaling promoting its nuclear translocation to suppress EGF receptor pathway activity.","evidence":"RNAi, genetic epistasis, immunofluorescence showing nuclear translocation, EGFR signaling assays","pmids":["26792023"],"confidence":"Medium","gaps":["Mechanism of NRBP1 nuclear translocation by JAK unclear","Conservation of this tumor-suppressive role in mammals not shown","Direct transcriptional target regulation not demonstrated"]},{"year":2019,"claim":"The discovery that NRBP1 induces SALL4 ubiquitination and degradation—antagonized by THG-1—revealed NRBP1 as a ubiquitin-pathway component controlling stemness transcription factor stability in cancer.","evidence":"Co-IP, ubiquitination assay, knockdown, tumorsphere assay in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma","pmids":["31864704"],"confidence":"Medium","gaps":["E3 ligase complex mediating SALL4 ubiquitination not identified at that time","Structural basis of THG-1 competition unknown","Generalizability across cancer types unclear"]},{"year":2020,"claim":"A comprehensive interactome study resolved a central mechanistic question by showing NRBP1 is a bona fide substrate receptor for Cullin-RING E3 ligase complexes, assembling a heterodimeric CRL through BC-box/H-box interactions with Cul2 and Cul4A to target BRI2/BRI3 for degradation, with TSC22D3/D4 acting as chaperone-like enhancers of CRL assembly.","evidence":"Mass spectrometry interactome, reciprocal co-IP, ubiquitin ligase assay, siRNA knockdown in neuronal cells, Aβ ELISA","pmids":["32160551"],"confidence":"High","gaps":["Full substrate repertoire of NRBP1-CRL unknown","Whether BRI2/BRI3 degradation is relevant in vivo in Alzheimer's disease not tested","Structural basis of NRBP1 dimerization in CRL unresolved"]},{"year":2021,"claim":"Placement of NRBP1 in a microglial ERK-CREB-BDNF signaling axis expanded its functional repertoire to neuroinflammation and synaptic plasticity, with ERK activation upregulating NRBP1 expression in microglia.","evidence":"iTRAQ proteomics, primary microglia culture, immunofluorescence, CREB/MeCP2 inhibition, CSF1R depletion","pmids":["34819637"],"confidence":"Medium","gaps":["Direct molecular role of NRBP1 in CREB activation not defined","Whether NRBP1 is required vs. sufficient for BDNF induction unclear","Mechanism linking ERK to NRBP1 expression unknown"]},{"year":2022,"claim":"Drosophila NMJ studies demonstrated that Madm/NRBP1 coordinates synaptic growth and stability by controlling TOR-dependent translation via 4E-BP and S6K, and revealed a transsynaptic homeostatic signaling mechanism dependent on postsynaptic Madm.","evidence":"Cell-type-specific RNAi, genetic epistasis, NMJ electrophysiology, 4E-BP phosphorylation, presynaptic homeostatic potentiation assay","pmids":["36450258"],"confidence":"High","gaps":["Identity of the transsynaptic signal unknown","Conservation at mammalian synapses untested","Whether NRBP1 directly regulates 4E-BP or acts indirectly through TOR unclear"]},{"year":2023,"claim":"BioID profiling identified P-Rex1 as an NRBP1 binding partner, establishing NRBP1 as a scaffold for a P-Rex1–Rac1–Cdc42 signaling complex that activates small GTPases to drive migration, invasion, and ROS-dependent proliferation in triple-negative breast cancer.","evidence":"BioID/MS proximity labeling, co-IP, GTP-Rac1/Cdc42 pull-down, siRNA, constitutively active Rac1 rescue, xenograft","pmids":["36693952"],"confidence":"High","gaps":["How NRBP1 activates P-Rex1 GEF activity mechanistically unknown","Whether other Rho-family GTPases are regulated not tested","Structural basis of the NRBP1–P-Rex1 interaction unresolved"]},{"year":2024,"claim":"The discovery that TSC22D, WNK, and NRBP1 families co-assemble into biomolecular condensates within seconds of hyperosmotic stress—dependent on intrinsically disordered regions—revealed a phase-separation-based osmosensing mechanism that co-evolved in metazoans via the NbrT domain of NRBP1.","evidence":"Co-essentiality analysis, live-cell imaging of condensates, co-IP, IDR deletion mutants, phylogenetic analysis","pmids":["38980795"],"confidence":"High","gaps":["Biophysical properties of condensates (material state, dynamics) not fully characterized","Whether condensate formation is required vs. correlated with WNK activation not formally demonstrated","Contribution of individual IDRs to phase behavior unclear"]},{"year":2025,"claim":"Three independent 2025 studies resolved major mechanistic questions: NRBP1 directly activates WNK4 kinase in vitro and is required for basal and osmotic WNK-SPAK signaling with kidney-specific KO reducing NCC phosphorylation; NRBP1 regulates LINE1 retrotransposition via the L1 RNP complex with NRBP2 opposing it through proteasomal degradation of NRBP1; and TRIM24 controls NRBP1 stability through ubiquitination at K430 requiring S42 phosphorylation.","evidence":"In vitro WNK4 activation assay, CRISPR KO and tissue-specific KO mice, L1 retrotransposition reporter, heterodimer formation/degradation assay, TRIM24 co-IP with site-directed mutagenesis","pmids":["40668933","40668923","40645931","41430038"],"confidence":"High","gaps":["Whether NRBP1 activates WNK4 through allosteric vs. scaffolding mechanism not structurally resolved","Physiological role of NRBP1 in LINE1 regulation in vivo unknown","Cross-talk between TRIM24-mediated degradation and NRBP2-mediated degradation pathways not explored"]},{"year":null,"claim":"Key unresolved questions include how NRBP1's multiple scaffolding functions (CRL substrate receptor, WNK activator, P-Rex1 scaffold, L1 RNP component) are coordinated or compete for NRBP1 pools, whether biomolecular condensate formation is mechanistically required for WNK pathway activation or is a correlate, and what the full substrate repertoire of the NRBP1-CRL complex encompasses in vivo.","evidence":"","pmids":[],"confidence":"Low","gaps":["No integrated model of how NRBP1 partitions across its multiple functions","Structural basis of NRBP1 pseudokinase domain function and CCT-like domain interactions awaits high-resolution experimental structures","In vivo relevance of NRBP1 in human disease (neurodegeneration, cancer) not established through genetic studies"]}],"mechanism_profile":{"molecular_activity":[{"term_id":"GO:0060090","term_label":"molecular adaptor activity","supporting_discovery_ids":[8,11,13,14]},{"term_id":"GO:0098772","term_label":"molecular function regulator 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pseudokinase that functions as a multivalent adaptor/scaffold protein, coupling ubiquitin-dependent protein degradation, small GTPase signaling, and osmosensing kinase activation to diverse cellular processes including cell growth, volume regulation, and retrotransposon control. NRBP1 assembles a heterodimeric Cullin-RING ubiquitin ligase via its BC-box and cryptic H-box, recruiting Cul2/Cul4A to target substrates such as BRI2, BRI3, and SALL4 for proteasomal degradation, with TSC22D proteins acting as chaperone-like enhancers of CRL formation [PMID:32160551, PMID:31864704]. Through its CCT-like domain, NRBP1 binds TSC22D proteins and directly activates WNK4 kinase, assembling with WNK1, TSC22D, and SPAK into biomolecular condensates that form within seconds of hyperosmotic stress to drive WNK-SPAK/OSR1 signaling and cell volume regulation; kidney-specific knockout reduces NCC phosphorylation and Na⁺ reabsorption in the distal convoluted tubule [PMID:40668933, PMID:40668923, PMID:38980795]. NRBP1 also scaffolds a P-Rex1–Rac1–Cdc42 signaling complex to activate Rac1/Cdc42 GTPase-dependent migration and invasion, regulates LINE1 retrotransposition through the L1 ribonucleoprotein complex (opposed by NRBP2-induced proteasomal degradation of NRBP1), and its own stability is controlled by TRIM24-mediated ubiquitination at K430 requiring prior S42 phosphorylation [PMID:36693952, PMID:40645931, PMID:41430038]."},"prefetch_data":{"uniprot":{"accession":"Q9UHY1","full_name":"Nuclear receptor-binding protein","aliases":[],"length_aa":535,"mass_kda":59.8,"function":"Required for embryonic development (By similarity). Plays a role in intestinal epithelial cell fate and proliferation, thereby involved in the architectural development of the intestine potentially via the regulation of Wnt-responsive genes (By similarity). May play a role in subcellular trafficking between the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus through interactions with the Rho-type GTPases (PubMed:11956649). 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Postsynaptic Madm induces a compensatory transsynaptic signal utilizing the presynaptic homeostatic potentiation (PHP) machinery via regulation of 4E-BP/Thor and S6-kinase, delaying synaptic degeneration.\",\n      \"method\": \"Cell-type-specific RNAi, genetic epistasis, electrophysiology (NMJ), 4E-BP phosphorylation assay, presynaptic homeostatic potentiation assay\",\n      \"journal\": \"Cell reports\",\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 2 — multiple genetic and functional methods with defined pathway placement; Drosophila ortholog, rigorous study\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"36450258\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2023,\n      \"finding\": \"NRBP1 pseudokinase binds P-Rex1 (a guanine nucleotide exchange factor for Rac1) as identified by BioID/MS profiling, and acts as a scaffold for a complex with P-Rex1, Rac1, and Cdc42. NRBP1 overexpression enhances GTP-bound Rac1 and Cdc42 levels in a P-Rex1-dependent manner, promoting TNBC cell migration, invasion, and proliferation via reactive oxygen species generation.\",\n      \"method\": \"BioID/MS proximity labeling, co-immunoprecipitation, GTP-Rac1/Cdc42 pull-down assay, siRNA knockdown, constitutively active Rac1 rescue, ROS assay, xenograft\",\n      \"journal\": \"Oncogene\",\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 2 — BioID/MS plus reciprocal co-IP plus functional rescue with multiple orthogonal methods; single lab\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"36693952\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2024,\n      \"finding\": \"TSC22D, WNK, and NRBP1 family members physically associate into biomolecular condensates within seconds of hyperosmotic stress, dependent on intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs). These protein families co-evolved in metazoans (TSC22D genes evolved alongside a domain in NRBPs, termed NbrT, that specifically binds TSC22D proteins) to co-regulate rapid cell volume changes in response to osmolarity.\",\n      \"method\": \"Gene co-essentiality analysis, live-cell imaging of condensate formation, co-immunoprecipitation, IDR deletion mutants, phylogenetic analysis\",\n      \"journal\": \"Cell reports\",\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 2 — multiple orthogonal methods (co-essentiality, live imaging, co-IP, mutagenesis, phylogenetics); strong mechanistic evidence\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"38980795\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2025,\n      \"finding\": \"NRBP1 pseudokinase directly activates WNK4 kinase in vitro, and knockdown/knockout of NRBP1 markedly inhibits basal and sorbitol-induced activation of WNK1 and downstream SPAK/OSR1 components. NRBP1 contains a CCT-like domain that, together with TSC22D4 RΦ-motifs, is predicted (AlphaFold-3) to form a complex with WNK1 and SPAK. Osmotic stress promotes association of WNK1 with NRBP1 and TSC22D2/4 confirmed by immunoprecipitation and mass spectrometry.\",\n      \"method\": \"Proximity labeling, co-immunoprecipitation, mass spectrometry, immunoblotting, siRNA/CRISPR knockout, in vitro WNK4 kinase activation assay, AlphaFold-3 structural modeling\",\n      \"journal\": \"Science advances\",\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 1–2 — in vitro reconstitution of WNK4 activation, reciprocal co-IP, MS, KO phenotype, structural modeling; multiple orthogonal methods in single study\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"40668933\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2025,\n      \"finding\": \"DCT-specific NRBP1 knockout mice show reduced NCC phosphorylation and activate a compensatory response, demonstrating that NRBP1 and long TSC22D proteins are positive modulators of WNK signaling that regulate Na+ reabsorption in the distal convoluted tubule kidney. TSC22D1.1, TSC22D2, and NRBP1 co-localize in DCT WNK bodies (cytoplasmic biomolecular condensates associated with WNK activation).\",\n      \"method\": \"Tissue-specific knockout mouse, NCC phosphorylation assay, immunofluorescence co-localization, HEK293 cell WNK4 activity assay\",\n      \"journal\": \"Science advances\",\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 2 — in vivo tissue-specific KO with biochemical readout plus in vitro activity assay; rigorous mechanistic study\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"40668923\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2025,\n      \"finding\": \"NRBP1 and its paralog NRBP2 oppositely regulate LINE1 (L1) retrotransposition by influencing integrity of the L1 ribonucleoprotein complex. NRBP2 targets NRBP1 for proteasome-mediated degradation, likely through heterodimer formation, accounting for their opposing roles rather than competition for shared binding partners.\",\n      \"method\": \"L1 retrotransposition reporter assay, co-immunoprecipitation, proteasome inhibitor rescue, heterodimer formation assay, phylogenetic analysis\",\n      \"journal\": \"Nature communications\",\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 2 — functional retrotransposition assay plus co-IP/degradation mechanism with multiple methods; published in peer-reviewed journal\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"40645931\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2025,\n      \"finding\": \"TRIM24 E3 ubiquitin ligase binds NRBP1, enhances its ubiquitination and subsequent degradation. NRBP1 phosphorylation at residue S42 is required for TRIM24-mediated ubiquitination, and K430 is the specific ubiquitination site targeted by TRIM24.\",\n      \"method\": \"Co-immunoprecipitation, ubiquitination assay, site-directed mutagenesis (S42, K430), siRNA knockdown, Western blotting\",\n      \"journal\": \"Cell death & disease\",\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 1 — co-IP with mutagenesis defining specific phosphorylation and ubiquitination sites; multiple orthogonal methods\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"41430038\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2024,\n      \"finding\": \"The NRBP1 CCT-like domain binds TSC22D1 via the same RΦ-motif as OSR1 and SPAK, including variants lacking the conserved arginine previously thought to be essential, revealing that NRBP1 participates in the WNK signaling network through CCT domain-mediated protein interactions.\",\n      \"method\": \"Motif interaction analysis, biochemical binding assays, CCT domain characterization\",\n      \"journal\": \"bioRxiv (preprint)\",\n      \"confidence\": \"Medium\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 3 — binding assay with motif analysis; preprint, single lab\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"bio_10.1101_2024.06.26.600905\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": true\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2017,\n      \"finding\": \"DNA methylation at the NRBP1 promoter region (72 bp upstream of TSS, site B1) increases binding of transcription factor TFAP2A, leading to suppressed NRBP1 expression. Hypomethylation reduces TFAP2A binding and elevates NRBP1 expression, as shown in gout patient PBMCs and in vitro.\",\n      \"method\": \"Luciferase reporter assay, protein pulldown assay, bisulfite pyrosequencing\",\n      \"journal\": \"Clinical epigenetics\",\n      \"confidence\": \"Medium\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 2 — reporter assay plus pulldown plus in vivo methylation; single lab, multiple methods\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"28932319\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    }\n  ],\n  \"current_model\": \"NRBP1 is a pseudokinase/adaptor protein that functions as (1) a substrate receptor for Cullin-RING ubiquitin ligase complexes (targeting BRI2, BRI3, and SALL4 for degradation via Cul2/Cul4A), (2) a scaffold activating Rac1/Cdc42 signaling through P-Rex1, (3) an upstream activator of the WNK kinase pathway—directly activating WNK4 in vitro and assembling with WNK1, TSC22D proteins, and SPAK into biomolecular condensates for osmosensing and cell volume regulation—(4) a negative regulator of AP-1 via Jab1 interaction, (5) a regulator of LINE1 retrotransposition via the L1 ribonucleoprotein complex, and (6) a component of an ERK-NRBP1-CREB-BDNF signaling axis in microglia; its own stability is controlled by TRIM24-mediated ubiquitination at K430 (phosphorylation at S42 required) and by NRBP2-induced proteasomal degradation through heterodimer formation.\"\n}\n```","stage2_raw":"```json\n{\n  \"mechanistic_narrative\": \"NRBP1 is a pseudokinase that functions as a multivalent adaptor/scaffold protein, coupling ubiquitin-dependent protein degradation, small GTPase signaling, and osmosensing kinase activation to diverse cellular processes including cell growth, volume regulation, and retrotransposon control. NRBP1 assembles a heterodimeric Cullin-RING ubiquitin ligase via its BC-box and cryptic H-box, recruiting Cul2/Cul4A to target substrates such as BRI2, BRI3, and SALL4 for proteasomal degradation, with TSC22D proteins acting as chaperone-like enhancers of CRL formation [PMID:32160551, PMID:31864704]. Through its CCT-like domain, NRBP1 binds TSC22D proteins and directly activates WNK4 kinase, assembling with WNK1, TSC22D, and SPAK into biomolecular condensates that form within seconds of hyperosmotic stress to drive WNK-SPAK/OSR1 signaling and cell volume regulation; kidney-specific knockout reduces NCC phosphorylation and Na⁺ reabsorption in the distal convoluted tubule [PMID:40668933, PMID:40668923, PMID:38980795]. NRBP1 also scaffolds a P-Rex1–Rac1–Cdc42 signaling complex to activate Rac1/Cdc42 GTPase-dependent migration and invasion, regulates LINE1 retrotransposition through the L1 ribonucleoprotein complex (opposed by NRBP2-induced proteasomal degradation of NRBP1), and its own stability is controlled by TRIM24-mediated ubiquitination at K430 requiring prior S42 phosphorylation [PMID:36693952, PMID:40645931, PMID:41430038].\",\n  \"teleology\": [\n    {\n      \"year\": 2000,\n      \"claim\": \"The initial cloning of NRBP1 revealed its multidomain architecture—including a kinase-like domain, LXXLL motifs, SH2-binding regions, and PEST sequences—establishing it as a candidate adaptor/pseudokinase rather than a conventional signaling kinase.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"cDNA cloning, domain analysis, and in vitro translation showing three protein products\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"10843813\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"Medium\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"No binding partners or biological function identified\", \"Kinase activity not tested directly\", \"In vivo relevance unknown\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2002,\n      \"claim\": \"Two independent studies identified NRBP1's first physical interaction partners—activated Rac3 GTPase and the Mlf1 oncoprotein—and showed that NRBP1 recruits an associated serine kinase, establishing it as an interaction hub with functional consequences for Golgi transport and myeloid differentiation.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"Yeast two-hybrid, co-immunoprecipitation with Rac3 and Mlf1, Golgi redistribution assay, in vitro kinase assay, and M1 myeloid differentiation suppression\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"11956649\", \"12176995\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Identity of the recruited kinase unknown\", \"Mechanism of Golgi transport regulation unresolved\", \"Whether Rac3 interaction is direct or scaffold-mediated unclear\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2006,\n      \"claim\": \"Identification of Jab1 (CSN5) as an NRBP1 interactor revealed that NRBP1 negatively regulates AP-1 transcriptional activation by blocking Jab1-mediated c-Jun phosphorylation, placing NRBP1 in a signaling-suppressive role.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"Co-immunoprecipitation and AP-1 reporter assay with c-Jun phosphorylation readout\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"17052710\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"Medium\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Mechanism of Jab1 inhibition (competitive binding vs. sequestration) not resolved\", \"Physiological relevance in endogenous settings untested\", \"No loss-of-function data\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2010,\n      \"claim\": \"Drosophila genetic studies established that the NRBP1 ortholog Madm physically and functionally partners with long TSC22 domain proteins (Bunched A) to promote organ growth, identifying the TSC22D–NRBP axis as an evolutionarily conserved growth-regulatory complex.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"Proteomics, co-IP, genetic epistasis, and overexpression phenotypes in Drosophila\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"20149264\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Mammalian TSC22D–NRBP1 growth function not yet demonstrated\", \"Downstream effectors of the complex unknown\", \"Whether the complex has catalytic activity unresolved\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2015,\n      \"claim\": \"Epistasis experiments in Drosophila intestinal stem cells placed Madm/NRBP1 downstream of TOR signaling, showing that Madm and Bunched are required for TOR-dependent growth and 4E-BP phosphorylation.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"MARCM clonal analysis, cell-type-specific RNAi, epistasis with TSC/Rheb, 4E-BP phosphorylation assay\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"26323255\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"Medium\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Direct biochemical mechanism linking Madm to TOR effectors unknown\", \"Whether this pathway is conserved in mammals not tested\", \"Single tissue system\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2016,\n      \"claim\": \"Drosophila studies revealed that Madm/NRBP1 acts as a tumour suppressor in testis stem cell niche competition through regulation of EGFR ligand expression, with JAK signaling promoting its nuclear translocation to suppress EGF receptor pathway activity.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"RNAi, genetic epistasis, immunofluorescence showing nuclear translocation, EGFR signaling assays\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"26792023\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"Medium\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Mechanism of NRBP1 nuclear translocation by JAK unclear\", \"Conservation of this tumor-suppressive role in mammals not shown\", \"Direct transcriptional target regulation not demonstrated\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2019,\n      \"claim\": \"The discovery that NRBP1 induces SALL4 ubiquitination and degradation—antagonized by THG-1—revealed NRBP1 as a ubiquitin-pathway component controlling stemness transcription factor stability in cancer.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"Co-IP, ubiquitination assay, knockdown, tumorsphere assay in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"31864704\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"Medium\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"E3 ligase complex mediating SALL4 ubiquitination not identified at that time\", \"Structural basis of THG-1 competition unknown\", \"Generalizability across cancer types unclear\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2020,\n      \"claim\": \"A comprehensive interactome study resolved a central mechanistic question by showing NRBP1 is a bona fide substrate receptor for Cullin-RING E3 ligase complexes, assembling a heterodimeric CRL through BC-box/H-box interactions with Cul2 and Cul4A to target BRI2/BRI3 for degradation, with TSC22D3/D4 acting as chaperone-like enhancers of CRL assembly.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"Mass spectrometry interactome, reciprocal co-IP, ubiquitin ligase assay, siRNA knockdown in neuronal cells, Aβ ELISA\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"32160551\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Full substrate repertoire of NRBP1-CRL unknown\", \"Whether BRI2/BRI3 degradation is relevant in vivo in Alzheimer's disease not tested\", \"Structural basis of NRBP1 dimerization in CRL unresolved\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2021,\n      \"claim\": \"Placement of NRBP1 in a microglial ERK-CREB-BDNF signaling axis expanded its functional repertoire to neuroinflammation and synaptic plasticity, with ERK activation upregulating NRBP1 expression in microglia.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"iTRAQ proteomics, primary microglia culture, immunofluorescence, CREB/MeCP2 inhibition, CSF1R depletion\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"34819637\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"Medium\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Direct molecular role of NRBP1 in CREB activation not defined\", \"Whether NRBP1 is required vs. sufficient for BDNF induction unclear\", \"Mechanism linking ERK to NRBP1 expression unknown\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2022,\n      \"claim\": \"Drosophila NMJ studies demonstrated that Madm/NRBP1 coordinates synaptic growth and stability by controlling TOR-dependent translation via 4E-BP and S6K, and revealed a transsynaptic homeostatic signaling mechanism dependent on postsynaptic Madm.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"Cell-type-specific RNAi, genetic epistasis, NMJ electrophysiology, 4E-BP phosphorylation, presynaptic homeostatic potentiation assay\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"36450258\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Identity of the transsynaptic signal unknown\", \"Conservation at mammalian synapses untested\", \"Whether NRBP1 directly regulates 4E-BP or acts indirectly through TOR unclear\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2023,\n      \"claim\": \"BioID profiling identified P-Rex1 as an NRBP1 binding partner, establishing NRBP1 as a scaffold for a P-Rex1–Rac1–Cdc42 signaling complex that activates small GTPases to drive migration, invasion, and ROS-dependent proliferation in triple-negative breast cancer.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"BioID/MS proximity labeling, co-IP, GTP-Rac1/Cdc42 pull-down, siRNA, constitutively active Rac1 rescue, xenograft\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"36693952\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"How NRBP1 activates P-Rex1 GEF activity mechanistically unknown\", \"Whether other Rho-family GTPases are regulated not tested\", \"Structural basis of the NRBP1–P-Rex1 interaction unresolved\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2024,\n      \"claim\": \"The discovery that TSC22D, WNK, and NRBP1 families co-assemble into biomolecular condensates within seconds of hyperosmotic stress—dependent on intrinsically disordered regions—revealed a phase-separation-based osmosensing mechanism that co-evolved in metazoans via the NbrT domain of NRBP1.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"Co-essentiality analysis, live-cell imaging of condensates, co-IP, IDR deletion mutants, phylogenetic analysis\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"38980795\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Biophysical properties of condensates (material state, dynamics) not fully characterized\", \"Whether condensate formation is required vs. correlated with WNK activation not formally demonstrated\", \"Contribution of individual IDRs to phase behavior unclear\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2025,\n      \"claim\": \"Three independent 2025 studies resolved major mechanistic questions: NRBP1 directly activates WNK4 kinase in vitro and is required for basal and osmotic WNK-SPAK signaling with kidney-specific KO reducing NCC phosphorylation; NRBP1 regulates LINE1 retrotransposition via the L1 RNP complex with NRBP2 opposing it through proteasomal degradation of NRBP1; and TRIM24 controls NRBP1 stability through ubiquitination at K430 requiring S42 phosphorylation.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"In vitro WNK4 activation assay, CRISPR KO and tissue-specific KO mice, L1 retrotransposition reporter, heterodimer formation/degradation assay, TRIM24 co-IP with site-directed mutagenesis\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"40668933\", \"40668923\", \"40645931\", \"41430038\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Whether NRBP1 activates WNK4 through allosteric vs. scaffolding mechanism not structurally resolved\", \"Physiological role of NRBP1 in LINE1 regulation in vivo unknown\", \"Cross-talk between TRIM24-mediated degradation and NRBP2-mediated degradation pathways not explored\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": null,\n      \"claim\": \"Key unresolved questions include how NRBP1's multiple scaffolding functions (CRL substrate receptor, WNK activator, P-Rex1 scaffold, L1 RNP component) are coordinated or compete for NRBP1 pools, whether biomolecular condensate formation is mechanistically required for WNK pathway activation or is a correlate, and what the full substrate repertoire of the NRBP1-CRL complex encompasses in vivo.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"\",\n      \"pmids\": [],\n      \"confidence\": \"Low\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"No integrated model of how NRBP1 partitions across its multiple functions\", \"Structural basis of NRBP1 pseudokinase domain function and CCT-like domain interactions awaits high-resolution experimental structures\", \"In vivo relevance of NRBP1 in human disease (neurodegeneration, cancer) not established through genetic studies\"]\n    }\n  ],\n  \"mechanism_profile\": {\n    \"molecular_activity\": [\n      {\"term_id\": \"GO:0060090\", \"supporting_discovery_ids\": [8, 11, 13, 14]},\n      {\"term_id\": \"GO:0098772\", \"supporting_discovery_ids\": [8, 11, 13, 14]},\n      {\"term_id\": \"GO:0140096\", \"supporting_discovery_ids\": [7, 8]}\n    ],\n    \"localization\": [\n      {\"term_id\": \"GO:0005829\", \"supporting_discovery_ids\": [4, 5, 12, 14]},\n      {\"term_id\": \"GO:0005634\", \"supporting_discovery_ids\": [0, 6]},\n      {\"term_id\": \"GO:0005794\", \"supporting_discovery_ids\": [1]}\n    ],\n    \"pathway\": [\n      {\"term_id\": \"R-HSA-392499\", \"supporting_discovery_ids\": [7, 8, 15, 16]},\n      {\"term_id\": \"R-HSA-162582\", \"supporting_discovery_ids\": [3, 11, 13, 14]},\n      {\"term_id\": \"R-HSA-382551\", \"supporting_discovery_ids\": [12, 13, 14]}\n    ],\n    \"complexes\": [\n      \"NRBP1-Cul2/Cul4A CRL\",\n      \"TSC22D-WNK-NRBP1-SPAK condensate\",\n      \"NRBP1-P-Rex1-Rac1-Cdc42\"\n    ],\n    \"partners\": [\n      \"TSC22D4\",\n      \"TSC22D2\",\n      \"WNK1\",\n      \"WNK4\",\n      \"PREX1\",\n      \"CUL2\",\n      \"CUL4A\",\n      \"NRBP2\"\n    ],\n    \"other_free_text\": []\n  }\n}\n```"}