Casparian strip membrane protein 5 (PtCASP5) is a small tetraspan plasma-membrane protein of the CASP (Casparian Strip membrane domain Protein) family, built around a central MARVEL-like four-transmembrane domain. CASP proteins are not enzymes; they self-organize into a stable, immobile membrane scaffold at the Casparian strip membrane domain of the root endodermis, recruiting the lignin-polymerization machinery that drives localized lignin deposition in the adjacent cell wall. The resulting Casparian strip forms an apoplastic diffusion barrier governing selective uptake of water and solutes. The protein localizes to the plasma membrane in a restricted belt-shaped band and forms homodimers and heterodimers with other CASP family members.
| GO Term | Evidence | Action | Reason |
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GO:0005886
plasma membrane
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IEA
GO_REF:0000120 |
ACCEPT |
Summary: CASP5 is a multi-pass plasma-membrane protein of the CASP family; plasma membrane localization is the well-supported core cellular component.
Reason: UniProt reports cell membrane (plasma membrane) localization as a multi-pass membrane protein, consistent with the CASP family and the four predicted transmembrane helices in the sequence record.
Supporting Evidence:
file:POPTR/CASP5/CASP5-uniprot.txt
SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Cell membrane
file:POPTR/CASP5/CASP5-uniprot.txt
DR GO; GO:0005886; C:plasma membrane; IBA:GO_Central.
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Q: Is PtCASP5 expressed specifically in the root endodermis and localized to the Casparian strip membrane domain in poplar, as predicted from its Arabidopsis orthologs?
Experiment: Express a fluorescently tagged PtCASP5 in poplar roots and image its subcellular localization to test for a belt-shaped Casparian strip membrane domain band in the endodermis.
Type: localization imaging
id: B9HI87
gene_symbol: CASP5
product_type: PROTEIN
status: DRAFT
taxon:
id: NCBITaxon:3694
label: Populus trichocarpa
description: Casparian strip membrane protein 5 (PtCASP5) is a small tetraspan plasma-membrane
protein of the CASP (Casparian Strip membrane domain Protein) family, built around a central
MARVEL-like four-transmembrane domain. CASP proteins are not enzymes; they self-organize into
a stable, immobile membrane scaffold at the Casparian strip membrane domain of the root endodermis,
recruiting the lignin-polymerization machinery that drives localized lignin deposition in the
adjacent cell wall. The resulting Casparian strip forms an apoplastic diffusion barrier governing
selective uptake of water and solutes. The protein localizes to the plasma membrane in a restricted
belt-shaped band and forms homodimers and heterodimers with other CASP family members.
existing_annotations:
- term:
id: GO:0005886
label: plasma membrane
evidence_type: IEA
original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000120
qualifier: located_in
review:
summary: CASP5 is a multi-pass plasma-membrane protein of the CASP family; plasma membrane
localization is the well-supported core cellular component.
action: ACCEPT
reason: UniProt reports cell membrane (plasma membrane) localization as a multi-pass membrane
protein, consistent with the CASP family and the four predicted transmembrane helices in
the sequence record.
supported_by:
- reference_id: file:POPTR/CASP5/CASP5-uniprot.txt
supporting_text: 'SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Cell membrane'
- reference_id: file:POPTR/CASP5/CASP5-uniprot.txt
supporting_text: DR GO; GO:0005886; C:plasma membrane; IBA:GO_Central.
references:
- id: GO_REF:0000120
title: Combined Automated Annotation using Multiple IEA Methods
findings:
- statement: GO_REF:0000120 supplied the plasma membrane GOA annotation reviewed in this file.
- id: file:POPTR/CASP5/CASP5-uniprot.txt
title: UniProtKB reviewed entry for CASP5
findings:
- statement: UniProt identifies CASP5 as a Casparian strip membrane protein, a multi-pass cell
membrane protein required for establishment of the Casparian strip membrane domain.
- id: file:POPTR/CASP5/CASP5-goa.tsv
title: QuickGO GOA annotations for CASP5
findings:
- statement: GOA supplied the plasma membrane annotation reviewed in this file.
- id: PMID:24920445
title: Functional and evolutionary analysis of the CASPARIAN STRIP MEMBRANE DOMAIN PROTEIN family.
findings:
- statement: Defines the CASP/CASPL family nomenclature and the role of CASP proteins as plasma-membrane
scaffolds for Casparian strip formation.
core_functions:
- description: Plasma-membrane scaffold protein of the CASP family that organizes the Casparian
strip membrane domain to direct localized cell-wall (lignin) deposition in the root endodermis.
supported_by:
- reference_id: file:POPTR/CASP5/CASP5-uniprot.txt
supporting_text: Required for establishment of the Casparian strip
- reference_id: file:POPTR/CASP5/CASP5-uniprot.txt
supporting_text: 'SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Cell membrane'
locations:
- id: GO:0005886
label: plasma membrane
proposed_new_terms: []
suggested_questions:
- question: Is PtCASP5 expressed specifically in the root endodermis and localized to the Casparian
strip membrane domain in poplar, as predicted from its Arabidopsis orthologs?
suggested_experiments:
- description: Express a fluorescently tagged PtCASP5 in poplar roots and image its subcellular
localization to test for a belt-shaped Casparian strip membrane domain band in the endodermis.
experiment_type: localization imaging