PYL5

UniProt ID: Q6I5C3
Organism: Oryza sativa Japonica Group
Review Status: COMPLETE
Aliases:
RCAR5 PYL11
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Gene Description

PYL5, also known as RCAR5, is an intracellular abscisic acid receptor in rice that acts in the nucleus and cytosol. It binds and inhibits selected clade A PP2C phosphatases, promoting downstream SAPK kinase and bZIP transcription-factor signaling. Its receptor activity regulates ABA-responsive gene expression, germination, seedling growth and adaptation to water and salt stress. The monomeric receptor can inhibit PP2C06 without added ABA in biochemical assays, whereas its signaling output in rice protoplasts depends on ABA concentration and receptor abundance.

Existing Annotations Review

GO Term Evidence Action Reason
GO:0004864 protein phosphatase inhibitor activity
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
MODIFY
Summary: The receptor inhibits PP2C serine/threonine phosphatases.
Reason: Direct PP2C06/09 assays support the more specific protein serine/threonine phosphatase inhibitor activity. The RCAR5 protein is OsPYL11 in He2014; monomeric receptor shows basal ABA-independent inhibition in vitro, while protoplast rescue depends on ABA and receptor abundance.
Propagation Review
Root cause: TERM SCOPING PROBLEM
Failure modes: GRANULARITY MISMATCH
Sources checked:
PANTHER:PTN001581255 SUPPORTS TRANSFER
The cached PAINT IBD at this node supports the broad inherited term. Target-specific experimental evidence warrants the more precise replacement; this does not dispute node placement or the underlying transfer.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:24743650
OsPYL10, 11 largely exist as monomers and can inhibit OsPP2C06 phosphatase activity without ABA.
PMID:26300907
OsPYL/RCAR5 that completely suppressed OsPP2C6 activity
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:22071266
A rice orthologue of the ABA receptor, OsPYL/RCAR5, is a pos...
REMOVE
Summary: The reported PP2C interaction is real but generic protein binding does not describe receptor function.
Reason: The cited interaction experiments are consistent with PYL5 binding selected PP2Cs. Remove the uninformative generic binding term under the protein-binding policy; this does not reject the interaction. The mechanistic receptor and phosphatase-inhibitor functions are represented separately.
Supporting Evidence:
file:ORYSJ/PYL5/PYL5-uniprot.txt
Intracellular abscisic acid (ABA) receptor that functions as a positive regulator of ABA signaling pathway
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:26362328
Characterization and Functional Analysis of Pyrabactin Resis...
REMOVE
Summary: The reported PP2C interaction is real but generic protein binding does not describe receptor function.
Reason: The cited interaction experiments are consistent with PYL5 binding selected PP2Cs. Remove the uninformative generic binding term under the protein-binding policy; this does not reject the interaction. The mechanistic receptor and phosphatase-inhibitor functions are represented separately.
Supporting Evidence:
file:ORYSJ/PYL5/PYL5-uniprot.txt
Intracellular abscisic acid (ABA) receptor that functions as a positive regulator of ABA signaling pathway
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:26362328
Characterization and Functional Analysis of Pyrabactin Resis...
REMOVE
Summary: The reported PP2C interaction is real but generic protein binding does not describe receptor function.
Reason: The cited interaction experiments are consistent with PYL5 binding selected PP2Cs. Remove the uninformative generic binding term under the protein-binding policy; this does not reject the interaction. The mechanistic receptor and phosphatase-inhibitor functions are represented separately.
Supporting Evidence:
file:ORYSJ/PYL5/PYL5-uniprot.txt
Intracellular abscisic acid (ABA) receptor that functions as a positive regulator of ABA signaling pathway
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:28000033
The protein phosphatase 2C clade A protein OsPP2C51 positive...
REMOVE
Summary: The reported PP2C interaction is real but generic protein binding does not describe receptor function.
Reason: The cited interaction experiments are consistent with PYL5 binding selected PP2Cs. Remove the uninformative generic binding term under the protein-binding policy; this does not reject the interaction. The mechanistic receptor and phosphatase-inhibitor functions are represented separately.
Supporting Evidence:
file:ORYSJ/PYL5/PYL5-uniprot.txt
Intracellular abscisic acid (ABA) receptor that functions as a positive regulator of ABA signaling pathway
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:28827170
Modulation of ABA Signaling by Altering VxGΦL Motif of PP2Cs...
REMOVE
Summary: The reported PP2C interaction is real but generic protein binding does not describe receptor function.
Reason: The cited interaction experiments are consistent with PYL5 binding selected PP2Cs. Remove the uninformative generic binding term under the protein-binding policy; this does not reject the interaction. The mechanistic receptor and phosphatase-inhibitor functions are represented separately.
Supporting Evidence:
file:ORYSJ/PYL5/PYL5-uniprot.txt
Intracellular abscisic acid (ABA) receptor that functions as a positive regulator of ABA signaling pathway
GO:0005634 nucleus
EXP
PMID:28000033
The protein phosphatase 2C clade A protein OsPP2C51 positive...
ACCEPT
Summary: PYL5 is observed in both nuclear and cytosolic compartments.
Reason: Reporter localization in the rice receptor-family study supports this compartment. Curated localization associated with the original reference is consistent with that independent evidence; paper-specific PYL naming is resolved by the accession and locus.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:26362328
All tested OsPYLs were localized in both the cytosol and nucleus
GO:0005634 nucleus
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
ACCEPT
Summary: PYL5 is observed in both nuclear and cytosolic compartments.
Reason: Reporter localization in the rice receptor-family study supports this compartment. Curated localization associated with the original reference is consistent with that independent evidence; paper-specific PYL naming is resolved by the accession and locus.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:26362328
All tested OsPYLs were localized in both the cytosol and nucleus
GO:0005634 nucleus
IDA
PMID:22071266
A rice orthologue of the ABA receptor, OsPYL/RCAR5, is a pos...
ACCEPT
Summary: PYL5 is observed in both nuclear and cytosolic compartments.
Reason: Reporter localization in the rice receptor-family study supports this compartment. Curated localization associated with the original reference is consistent with that independent evidence; paper-specific PYL naming is resolved by the accession and locus.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:26362328
All tested OsPYLs were localized in both the cytosol and nucleus
GO:0005634 nucleus
IDA
PMID:26362328
Characterization and Functional Analysis of Pyrabactin Resis...
ACCEPT
Summary: PYL5 is observed in both nuclear and cytosolic compartments.
Reason: Reporter localization in the rice receptor-family study supports this compartment. Curated localization associated with the original reference is consistent with that independent evidence; paper-specific PYL naming is resolved by the accession and locus.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:26362328
All tested OsPYLs were localized in both the cytosol and nucleus
GO:0005634 nucleus
IEA
GO_REF:0000044
ACCEPT
Summary: PYL5 is observed in both nuclear and cytosolic compartments.
Reason: Reporter localization in the rice receptor-family study supports this compartment. Curated localization associated with the original reference is consistent with that independent evidence; paper-specific PYL naming is resolved by the accession and locus.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:26362328
All tested OsPYLs were localized in both the cytosol and nucleus
GO:0005737 cytoplasm
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
MODIFY
Summary: Cytoplasm can be refined to the observed cytosolic location.
Reason: The direct localization experiments resolve the cytoplasmic signal to cytosol, which is already separately annotated. Nuclear localization is retained independently.
Propagation Review
Root cause: TERM SCOPING PROBLEM
Failure modes: GRANULARITY MISMATCH
Sources checked:
PANTHER:PTN001581255 SUPPORTS TRANSFER
The cached PAINT IBD at this node supports the broad inherited term. Target-specific experimental evidence warrants the more precise replacement; this does not dispute node placement or the underlying transfer.
Proposed replacements: cytosol
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:26362328
All tested OsPYLs were localized in both the cytosol and nucleus
GO:0005829 cytosol
IDA
PMID:26362328
Characterization and Functional Analysis of Pyrabactin Resis...
ACCEPT
Summary: PYL5 is observed in both nuclear and cytosolic compartments.
Reason: Reporter localization in the rice receptor-family study supports this compartment. Curated localization associated with the original reference is consistent with that independent evidence; paper-specific PYL naming is resolved by the accession and locus.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:26362328
All tested OsPYLs were localized in both the cytosol and nucleus
GO:0005829 cytosol
IEA
GO_REF:0000120
ACCEPT
Summary: PYL5 is observed in both nuclear and cytosolic compartments.
Reason: Reporter localization in the rice receptor-family study supports this compartment. Curated localization associated with the original reference is consistent with that independent evidence; paper-specific PYL naming is resolved by the accession and locus.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:26362328
All tested OsPYLs were localized in both the cytosol and nucleus
GO:0006970 response to osmotic stress
IMP
PMID:24474809
Overexpression of PYL5 in rice enhances drought tolerance, i...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: PYL5 influences physiological responses to abiotic stress through ABA signaling.
Reason: PYL5 overexpression alters stress-responsive transcription and drought, salt and osmotic phenotypes (PMID:24474809). These are supported organism-level consequences of its core ABA receptor role, not additional catalytic activities.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:24474809
resulted in improved drought and salt stress tolerance in rice.
GO:0009414 response to water deprivation
IEA
GO_REF:0000117
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: PYL5 influences physiological responses to abiotic stress through ABA signaling.
Reason: PYL5 overexpression alters stress-responsive transcription and drought, salt and osmotic phenotypes (PMID:24474809). These are supported organism-level consequences of its core ABA receptor role, not additional catalytic activities.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:24474809
resulted in improved drought and salt stress tolerance in rice.
GO:0009414 response to water deprivation
IMP
PMID:24474809
Overexpression of PYL5 in rice enhances drought tolerance, i...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: PYL5 influences physiological responses to abiotic stress through ABA signaling.
Reason: PYL5 overexpression alters stress-responsive transcription and drought, salt and osmotic phenotypes (PMID:24474809). These are supported organism-level consequences of its core ABA receptor role, not additional catalytic activities.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:24474809
resulted in improved drought and salt stress tolerance in rice.
GO:0009651 response to salt stress
IMP
PMID:24474809
Overexpression of PYL5 in rice enhances drought tolerance, i...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: PYL5 influences physiological responses to abiotic stress through ABA signaling.
Reason: PYL5 overexpression alters stress-responsive transcription and drought, salt and osmotic phenotypes (PMID:24474809). These are supported organism-level consequences of its core ABA receptor role, not additional catalytic activities.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:24474809
resulted in improved drought and salt stress tolerance in rice.
GO:0009738 abscisic acid-activated signaling pathway
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
ACCEPT
Summary: PYL5 is a positive receptor component of ABA signaling.
Reason: Biochemical inhibition and rice-protoplast reconstitution independently establish PYL5 upstream of PP2C, SAPK and bZIP components. Retain the same biological conclusion across experimental and inferred rows; the initial RCAR5–PP2C30–SAPK2–OREB1 relay and the later PP2C6–SAPK9–BZIP46 relay are distinct tested combinations.
Supporting Evidence:
file:ORYSJ/PYL5/PYL5-uniprot.txt
Intracellular abscisic acid (ABA) receptor that functions as a positive regulator of ABA signaling pathway
PMID:24743650
OsPYL10, 11 largely exist as monomers and can inhibit OsPP2C06 phosphatase activity without ABA.
PMID:26300907
OsPYL/RCAR5 that completely suppressed OsPP2C6 activity
GO:0009738 abscisic acid-activated signaling pathway
IDA
PMID:22071266
A rice orthologue of the ABA receptor, OsPYL/RCAR5, is a pos...
ACCEPT
Summary: PYL5 is a positive receptor component of ABA signaling.
Reason: Biochemical inhibition and rice-protoplast reconstitution independently establish PYL5 upstream of PP2C, SAPK and bZIP components. Retain the same biological conclusion across experimental and inferred rows; the initial RCAR5–PP2C30–SAPK2–OREB1 relay and the later PP2C6–SAPK9–BZIP46 relay are distinct tested combinations.
Supporting Evidence:
file:ORYSJ/PYL5/PYL5-uniprot.txt
Intracellular abscisic acid (ABA) receptor that functions as a positive regulator of ABA signaling pathway
PMID:24743650
OsPYL10, 11 largely exist as monomers and can inhibit OsPP2C06 phosphatase activity without ABA.
PMID:26300907
OsPYL/RCAR5 that completely suppressed OsPP2C6 activity
GO:0009738 abscisic acid-activated signaling pathway
IDA
PMID:24743650
Identification and characterization of ABA receptors in Oryz...
ACCEPT
Summary: PYL5 is a positive receptor component of ABA signaling.
Reason: Biochemical inhibition and rice-protoplast reconstitution independently establish PYL5 upstream of PP2C, SAPK and bZIP components. Retain the same biological conclusion across experimental and inferred rows; the initial RCAR5–PP2C30–SAPK2–OREB1 relay and the later PP2C6–SAPK9–BZIP46 relay are distinct tested combinations.
Supporting Evidence:
file:ORYSJ/PYL5/PYL5-uniprot.txt
Intracellular abscisic acid (ABA) receptor that functions as a positive regulator of ABA signaling pathway
PMID:24743650
OsPYL10, 11 largely exist as monomers and can inhibit OsPP2C06 phosphatase activity without ABA.
PMID:26300907
OsPYL/RCAR5 that completely suppressed OsPP2C6 activity
GO:0009738 abscisic acid-activated signaling pathway
IDA
PMID:28000033
The protein phosphatase 2C clade A protein OsPP2C51 positive...
ACCEPT
Summary: PYL5 is a positive receptor component of ABA signaling.
Reason: Biochemical inhibition and rice-protoplast reconstitution independently establish PYL5 upstream of PP2C, SAPK and bZIP components. Retain the same biological conclusion across experimental and inferred rows; the initial RCAR5–PP2C30–SAPK2–OREB1 relay and the later PP2C6–SAPK9–BZIP46 relay are distinct tested combinations.
Supporting Evidence:
file:ORYSJ/PYL5/PYL5-uniprot.txt
Intracellular abscisic acid (ABA) receptor that functions as a positive regulator of ABA signaling pathway
PMID:24743650
OsPYL10, 11 largely exist as monomers and can inhibit OsPP2C06 phosphatase activity without ABA.
PMID:26300907
OsPYL/RCAR5 that completely suppressed OsPP2C6 activity
GO:0009738 abscisic acid-activated signaling pathway
IEA
GO_REF:0000117
ACCEPT
Summary: PYL5 is a positive receptor component of ABA signaling.
Reason: Biochemical inhibition and rice-protoplast reconstitution independently establish PYL5 upstream of PP2C, SAPK and bZIP components. Retain the same biological conclusion across experimental and inferred rows; the initial RCAR5–PP2C30–SAPK2–OREB1 relay and the later PP2C6–SAPK9–BZIP46 relay are distinct tested combinations.
Supporting Evidence:
file:ORYSJ/PYL5/PYL5-uniprot.txt
Intracellular abscisic acid (ABA) receptor that functions as a positive regulator of ABA signaling pathway
PMID:24743650
OsPYL10, 11 largely exist as monomers and can inhibit OsPP2C06 phosphatase activity without ABA.
PMID:26300907
OsPYL/RCAR5 that completely suppressed OsPP2C6 activity
GO:0009738 abscisic acid-activated signaling pathway
IMP
PMID:24474809
Overexpression of PYL5 in rice enhances drought tolerance, i...
ACCEPT
Summary: PYL5 is a positive receptor component of ABA signaling.
Reason: Biochemical inhibition and rice-protoplast reconstitution independently establish PYL5 upstream of PP2C, SAPK and bZIP components. Retain the same biological conclusion across experimental and inferred rows; the initial RCAR5–PP2C30–SAPK2–OREB1 relay and the later PP2C6–SAPK9–BZIP46 relay are distinct tested combinations.
Supporting Evidence:
file:ORYSJ/PYL5/PYL5-uniprot.txt
Intracellular abscisic acid (ABA) receptor that functions as a positive regulator of ABA signaling pathway
PMID:24743650
OsPYL10, 11 largely exist as monomers and can inhibit OsPP2C06 phosphatase activity without ABA.
PMID:26300907
OsPYL/RCAR5 that completely suppressed OsPP2C6 activity
GO:0009845 seed germination
IEA
GO_REF:0000117
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: ABA-responsive germination and early seedling growth depend on receptor signaling.
Reason: RCAR5 overexpression alters ABA sensitivity during these developmental stages (PMID:22071266). The terms are retained as developmental effects of the receptor; they do not imply that PYL5 promotes germination independently of ABA.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:22071266
hypersensitive to ABA during seed germination and early seedling growth.
GO:0009845 seed germination
IMP
PMID:22071266
A rice orthologue of the ABA receptor, OsPYL/RCAR5, is a pos...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: ABA-responsive germination and early seedling growth depend on receptor signaling.
Reason: RCAR5 overexpression alters ABA sensitivity during these developmental stages (PMID:22071266). The terms are retained as developmental effects of the receptor; they do not imply that PYL5 promotes germination independently of ABA.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:22071266
hypersensitive to ABA during seed germination and early seedling growth.
GO:0010427 abscisic acid binding
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
ACCEPT
Summary: ABA recognition is intrinsic to the intracellular receptor.
Reason: The curated receptor function and biochemical study of rice PYLs support ABA binding. Basal PP2C inhibition by a monomeric receptor does not imply failure to bind or respond to ABA.
Supporting Evidence:
file:ORYSJ/PYL5/PYL5-uniprot.txt
Intracellular abscisic acid (ABA) receptor that functions as a positive regulator of ABA signaling pathway
GO:0038023 signaling receptor activity
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
ACCEPT
Summary: Intracellular signaling receptor activity correctly describes PYL5.
Reason: PYL5 couples ABA recognition to PP2C inhibition and downstream signaling. The receptor term captures this signal-transducing role; it is not merely ligand binding.
Supporting Evidence:
file:ORYSJ/PYL5/PYL5-uniprot.txt
Intracellular abscisic acid (ABA) receptor that functions as a positive regulator of ABA signaling pathway
GO:0090351 seedling development
IMP
PMID:22071266
A rice orthologue of the ABA receptor, OsPYL/RCAR5, is a pos...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: ABA-responsive germination and early seedling growth depend on receptor signaling.
Reason: RCAR5 overexpression alters ABA sensitivity during these developmental stages (PMID:22071266). The terms are retained as developmental effects of the receptor; they do not imply that PYL5 promotes germination independently of ABA.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:22071266
hypersensitive to ABA during seed germination and early seedling growth.

Core Functions

Binds abscisic acid in the conserved START-domain ligand pocket of the PYR/PYL receptor family; ABA-dependent inhibition of OsPP2C06 by purified OsPYL11 is the functional readout.

Supporting Evidence:
  • file:ORYSJ/PYL5/PYL5-uniprot.txt
    Intracellular abscisic acid (ABA) receptor that functions as a positive regulator of ABA signaling pathway
  • PMID:24743650
    in the presence of ABA, all of the OsPYLs proteins could completely inhibit the phosphatase activity of OsPP2C06 and OsPP2C09

Intracellular ABA perception coupled to inhibition of clade A PP2C phosphatases.

Supporting Evidence:
  • file:ORYSJ/PYL5/PYL5-uniprot.txt
    Intracellular abscisic acid (ABA) receptor that functions as a positive regulator of ABA signaling pathway
  • PMID:26362328
    All tested OsPYLs were localized in both the cytosol and nucleus

Inhibition of PP2C serine/threonine phosphatases to release downstream ABA signaling.

Supporting Evidence:
  • PMID:24743650
    OsPYL10, 11 largely exist as monomers and can inhibit OsPP2C06 phosphatase activity without ABA.
  • PMID:26300907
    OsPYL/RCAR5 that completely suppressed OsPP2C6 activity

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