“…Mutant AQP2 molecules in dominant NDI can associate with wild-type AQP2, forming heterotetramers (Kamsteeg et al, 1999;Marr et al, 2002;Kamsteeg et al, 2003). This interaction causes retention in the Golgi complex and/or lysosomes (Mulders et al, 1998;Tamarappoo et al, 1999;Marr et al, 2002;Hirano et al, 2003) or mis-targeting of wild-type protein to the basolateral membrane (Kamsteeg et al, 2003;Asai et al, 2003), whereas AQP2 mutants in recessive NDI cannot associate with wild-type protein (Kamsteeg et al, 1999) and are retained in the ER (Deen et al, 1995;Mulders et al, 1997). Kamsteeg et al therefore suggested that AQP2 assembly into tetramers occurs after exit from the ER (Kamsteeg et al, 1999).…”