Substrate-specific adapter of a BCR (BTB-CUL3-RBX1) E3 ubiquitin ligase complex that acts as a regulator of ion transport in the distal nephron. The BCR(KLHL3) complex acts by mediating ubiquitination and degradation of WNK1 and WNK4, two activators of Na-Cl cotransporter SLC12A3/NCC in distal convoluted tubule cells of kidney, thereby regulating NaCl reabsorption. The BCR(KLHL3) complex also mediates ubiquitination and degradation of WNK3 (By similarity). The BCR(KLHL3) complex also mediates ubiquitination of CLDN8, a tight-junction protein required for paracellular chloride transport in the kidney, leading to its degradation (By similarity).
Subcellular locations: Cytoplasm, Cytoskeleton, Cytoplasm, Cytosol