DNAJC14 (DRIP78, "dopamine receptor-interacting protein of 78 kDa"; also HDJ3/hDj-3) is a multi-pass endoplasmic reticulum membrane protein of the DnaJ/HSP40 subfamily C. It contains a cytoplasmically oriented J domain and a family-defining Jiv (Jiv90) domain, and acts as an ER-resident co-chaperone that regulates the export of client membrane proteins from the ER to the cell surface. Its best-characterized client is the dopamine D1 receptor (DRD1), which it binds via an FxxxFxxxF ER-export motif through its C-terminal domain, controlling DRD1 maturation and delivery to the plasma membrane; it has been implicated more broadly in G-protein-coupled receptor trafficking. The Jiv domain is also a host factor exploited during flavivirus/pestivirus RNA replication. DNAJC14 is highly expressed in pancreas and is also expressed in brain, lung, liver, skeletal muscle and kidney.
| GO Term | Evidence | Action | Reason |
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GO:0050780
dopamine receptor binding
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IBA
GO_REF:0000033 |
ACCEPT |
Summary: Phylogenetic (IBA) annotation that DNAJC14/DRIP78 binds the dopamine receptor, reflecting its founding role as the dopamine D1 receptor (DRD1)-interacting ER protein that controls DRD1 export. This is the most specific supported molecular function for this gene.
Reason: DNAJC14 directly binds DRD1 via the receptor's FxxxFxxxF motif using its C-terminal domain; dopamine receptor binding is a well-supported, specific molecular function and a core activity of the protein.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/DNAJC14/DNAJC14-uniprot.txt
Interacts with the FxxxFxxxF motif of DRD1 via its C-terminal domain.
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GO:0005789
endoplasmic reticulum membrane
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IEA
GO_REF:0000044 |
ACCEPT |
Summary: Automated SubCell localization to the ER membrane, consistent with DNAJC14 being a multi-pass ER membrane protein.
Reason: DNAJC14 is an integral ER membrane protein with three predicted transmembrane helices; ER membrane is its core site of action as an ER-export chaperone.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/DNAJC14/DNAJC14-uniprot.txt
SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Endoplasmic reticulum membrane
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GO:0005515
protein binding
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IPI
PMID:28514442 Architecture of the human interactome defines protein commun... |
KEEP AS NON CORE |
Summary: High-throughput binary-interactome screen capturing a DNAJC14-SARNP (P82979) interaction. SARNP is a nuclear SAP/RNA-binding protein; the bare protein binding term is uninformative and the partner is unrelated to DNAJC14's ER GPCR-trafficking function.
Reason: GO:0005515 is uninformative, and the captured partner (nuclear SARNP) is in a different compartment from this ER membrane protein, suggesting a likely high-throughput artifact rather than a functionally meaningful interaction.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/DNAJC14/DNAJC14-uniprot.txt
Q6Y2X3; P82979: SARNP; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-10038974, EBI-347495;
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GO:0005515
protein binding
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IPI
PMID:33961781 Dual proteome-scale networks reveal cell-specific remodeling... |
KEEP AS NON CORE |
Summary: BioPlex affinity-purification interactome capturing the same DNAJC14-SARNP (P82979) interaction. The bare protein binding term is uninformative.
Reason: Uninformative GO:0005515 with a nuclear partner (SARNP) incongruent with DNAJC14's ER membrane localization; likely a high-throughput artifact, not core function.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/DNAJC14/DNAJC14-uniprot.txt
Q6Y2X3; P82979: SARNP; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-10038974, EBI-347495;
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GO:0001664
G protein-coupled receptor binding
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IEA
GO_REF:0000107 |
ACCEPT |
Summary: Electronic (Ensembl orthology, from rat ortholog Q5XIX0) annotation that DNAJC14 binds a G-protein-coupled receptor. This is the parent generalization of its dopamine D1 receptor binding and is consistent with its broader role in GPCR ER export.
Reason: DNAJC14 binds the GPCR DRD1 (and is implicated in trafficking of other GPCRs); the general GPCR-binding term is supported and biologically appropriate, though dopamine receptor binding is the more specific captured activity.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/DNAJC14/DNAJC14-uniprot.txt
Interacts with the FxxxFxxxF motif of DRD1 via its C-terminal domain.
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GO:0050780
dopamine receptor binding
|
IEA
GO_REF:0000107 |
ACCEPT |
Summary: Electronic (Ensembl orthology) annotation of dopamine receptor binding, redundant with the IBA annotation of the same term and supported by the DRD1 interaction.
Reason: Redundant with the IBA dopamine receptor binding annotation and corroborated by the documented DRD1 interaction; a core molecular function.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/DNAJC14/DNAJC14-uniprot.txt
Interacts with the FxxxFxxxF motif of DRD1 via its C-terminal domain.
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GO:0016020
membrane
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HDA
PMID:19946888 Defining the membrane proteome of NK cells. |
KEEP AS NON CORE |
Summary: High-throughput proteomics detection of DNAJC14 in a membrane fraction. A generic localization consistent with, but less informative than, the specific ER membrane annotation.
Reason: Correct but uninformative generic membrane localization superseded by the specific ER membrane annotation.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/DNAJC14/DNAJC14-goa.tsv
GO:0016020 membrane cellular_component ECO:0007005 HDA PMID:19946888
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Q: Does the DNAJC14 J domain recruit and stimulate an ER-associated HSP70 (e.g. BiP/HSPA5) to chaperone GPCR folding and ER export, and is the HPD motif required for DRD1 surface delivery?
Q: How broad is the DNAJC14 client repertoire beyond DRD1 (which other GPCRs or membrane proteins depend on DRIP78 for ER export), and is selectivity dictated by the FxxxFxxxF motif?
Experiment: Co-immunoprecipitation and surface-biotinylation assays in DNAJC14-knockout cells expressing DRD1 (wild-type versus FxxxFxxxF-motif mutant) to quantify ER retention versus cell-surface delivery.
Experiment: J-domain HPD-motif mutagenesis combined with BiP/HSPA5 ATPase assays to test whether DNAJC14 functions as a bona fide HSP70 co-chaperone in regulating GPCR ER export.
*-deep-research*.md file found in this gene directory.ER proteostasis|Chaperone|HSP70 system|J-domain containing HSP70 cochaperone ; PN-node mapping: type=mapped, scope=ok_for_propagation_to_go, GO:0030544 Hsp70 protein binding (group/class/branch = no_mapping)This file is generated from the current PROTEOSTASIS phase-1 dossier and local gene-review artifacts. Edit the source review, PN mapping, or dossier rather than this generated note when correcting the underlying curation.
id: Q6Y2X3
gene_symbol: DNAJC14
product_type: PROTEIN
status: COMPLETE
taxon:
id: NCBITaxon:9606
label: Homo sapiens
description: DNAJC14 (DRIP78, "dopamine receptor-interacting protein of 78 kDa"; also HDJ3/hDj-3) is a multi-pass endoplasmic reticulum membrane protein of the DnaJ/HSP40 subfamily C. It contains a cytoplasmically oriented J domain and a family-defining Jiv (Jiv90) domain, and acts as an ER-resident co-chaperone that regulates the export of client membrane proteins from the ER to the cell surface. Its best-characterized client is the dopamine D1 receptor (DRD1), which it binds via an FxxxFxxxF ER-export motif through its C-terminal domain, controlling DRD1 maturation and delivery to the plasma membrane; it has been implicated more broadly in G-protein-coupled receptor trafficking. The Jiv domain is also a host factor exploited during flavivirus/pestivirus RNA replication. DNAJC14 is highly expressed in pancreas and is also expressed in brain, lung, liver, skeletal muscle and kidney.
existing_annotations:
- term:
id: GO:0050780
label: dopamine receptor binding
evidence_type: IBA
original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000033
qualifier: enables
review:
summary: Phylogenetic (IBA) annotation that DNAJC14/DRIP78 binds the dopamine receptor, reflecting its founding role as the dopamine D1 receptor (DRD1)-interacting ER protein that controls DRD1 export. This is the most specific supported molecular function for this gene.
action: ACCEPT
reason: DNAJC14 directly binds DRD1 via the receptor's FxxxFxxxF motif using its C-terminal domain; dopamine receptor binding is a well-supported, specific molecular function and a core activity of the protein.
supported_by:
- reference_id: file:human/DNAJC14/DNAJC14-uniprot.txt
supporting_text: Interacts with the FxxxFxxxF motif of DRD1 via its C-terminal domain.
- term:
id: GO:0005789
label: endoplasmic reticulum membrane
evidence_type: IEA
original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000044
qualifier: located_in
review:
summary: Automated SubCell localization to the ER membrane, consistent with DNAJC14 being a multi-pass ER membrane protein.
action: ACCEPT
reason: DNAJC14 is an integral ER membrane protein with three predicted transmembrane helices; ER membrane is its core site of action as an ER-export chaperone.
supported_by:
- reference_id: file:human/DNAJC14/DNAJC14-uniprot.txt
supporting_text: 'SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Endoplasmic reticulum membrane'
- term:
id: GO:0005515
label: protein binding
evidence_type: IPI
original_reference_id: PMID:28514442
qualifier: enables
review:
summary: High-throughput binary-interactome screen capturing a DNAJC14-SARNP (P82979) interaction. SARNP is a nuclear SAP/RNA-binding protein; the bare protein binding term is uninformative and the partner is unrelated to DNAJC14's ER GPCR-trafficking function.
action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
reason: GO:0005515 is uninformative, and the captured partner (nuclear SARNP) is in a different compartment from this ER membrane protein, suggesting a likely high-throughput artifact rather than a functionally meaningful interaction.
supported_by:
- reference_id: file:human/DNAJC14/DNAJC14-uniprot.txt
supporting_text: 'Q6Y2X3; P82979: SARNP; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-10038974, EBI-347495;'
- term:
id: GO:0005515
label: protein binding
evidence_type: IPI
original_reference_id: PMID:33961781
qualifier: enables
review:
summary: BioPlex affinity-purification interactome capturing the same DNAJC14-SARNP (P82979) interaction. The bare protein binding term is uninformative.
action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
reason: Uninformative GO:0005515 with a nuclear partner (SARNP) incongruent with DNAJC14's ER membrane localization; likely a high-throughput artifact, not core function.
supported_by:
- reference_id: file:human/DNAJC14/DNAJC14-uniprot.txt
supporting_text: 'Q6Y2X3; P82979: SARNP; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-10038974, EBI-347495;'
- term:
id: GO:0001664
label: G protein-coupled receptor binding
evidence_type: IEA
original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
qualifier: enables
review:
summary: Electronic (Ensembl orthology, from rat ortholog Q5XIX0) annotation that DNAJC14 binds a G-protein-coupled receptor. This is the parent generalization of its dopamine D1 receptor binding and is consistent with its broader role in GPCR ER export.
action: ACCEPT
reason: DNAJC14 binds the GPCR DRD1 (and is implicated in trafficking of other GPCRs); the general GPCR-binding term is supported and biologically appropriate, though dopamine receptor binding is the more specific captured activity.
supported_by:
- reference_id: file:human/DNAJC14/DNAJC14-uniprot.txt
supporting_text: Interacts with the FxxxFxxxF motif of DRD1 via its C-terminal domain.
- term:
id: GO:0050780
label: dopamine receptor binding
evidence_type: IEA
original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
qualifier: enables
review:
summary: Electronic (Ensembl orthology) annotation of dopamine receptor binding, redundant with the IBA annotation of the same term and supported by the DRD1 interaction.
action: ACCEPT
reason: Redundant with the IBA dopamine receptor binding annotation and corroborated by the documented DRD1 interaction; a core molecular function.
supported_by:
- reference_id: file:human/DNAJC14/DNAJC14-uniprot.txt
supporting_text: Interacts with the FxxxFxxxF motif of DRD1 via its C-terminal domain.
- term:
id: GO:0016020
label: membrane
evidence_type: HDA
original_reference_id: PMID:19946888
qualifier: located_in
review:
summary: High-throughput proteomics detection of DNAJC14 in a membrane fraction. A generic localization consistent with, but less informative than, the specific ER membrane annotation.
action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
reason: Correct but uninformative generic membrane localization superseded by the specific ER membrane annotation.
supported_by:
- reference_id: file:human/DNAJC14/DNAJC14-goa.tsv
supporting_text: GO:0016020 membrane cellular_component ECO:0007005 HDA PMID:19946888
references:
- id: GO_REF:0000033
title: Annotation inferences using phylogenetic trees
findings: []
- id: GO_REF:0000044
title: Gene Ontology annotation based on UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Subcellular Location vocabulary mapping
findings: []
- id: GO_REF:0000107
title: Automatic transfer of experimentally verified manual GO annotation data to orthologs by Ensembl Compara
findings: []
- id: PMID:19946888
title: Defining the membrane proteome of NK cells.
reference_review:
relevance: LOW
correctness: VERIFIED
review_notes: Cached; this PMID is cited only for a high-throughput membrane proteomics inclusion (GOA GO:0016020 membrane, HDA) and does not establish DNAJC14's core dopamine-receptor-export function, which in this review rests on the UniProt record rather than any literature PMID present here.
findings: []
- id: PMID:28514442
title: Architecture of the human interactome defines protein communities and disease networks.
findings: []
- id: PMID:33961781
title: Dual proteome-scale networks reveal cell-specific remodeling of the human interactome.
findings: []
- id: file:human/DNAJC14/DNAJC14-uniprot.txt
title: UniProt entry Q6Y2X3 (DJC14_HUMAN), DnaJ homolog subfamily C member 14 / DRIP78
findings:
- statement: Multi-pass ER membrane J-protein that regulates export of target proteins such as DRD1 from the ER to the cell surface; binds the FxxxFxxxF motif of DRD1 via its C-terminal domain; contains a J domain and a Jiv90 domain.
reference_section_type: OTHER
core_functions:
- description: ER-resident DnaJ/HSP40 co-chaperone that binds client G-protein-coupled receptors, notably the dopamine D1 receptor (via its FxxxFxxxF ER-export motif), to regulate their export from the endoplasmic reticulum to the cell surface.
molecular_function:
id: GO:0050780
label: dopamine receptor binding
locations:
- id: GO:0005789
label: endoplasmic reticulum membrane
supported_by:
- reference_id: file:human/DNAJC14/DNAJC14-uniprot.txt
supporting_text: Interacts with the FxxxFxxxF motif of DRD1 via its C-terminal domain.
- reference_id: file:human/DNAJC14/DNAJC14-uniprot.txt
supporting_text: Regulates the export of target proteins, such as DRD1, from the endoplasmic reticulum to the cell surface.
proposed_new_terms: []
suggested_questions:
- question: Does the DNAJC14 J domain recruit and stimulate an ER-associated HSP70 (e.g. BiP/HSPA5) to chaperone GPCR folding and ER export, and is the HPD motif required for DRD1 surface delivery?
- question: How broad is the DNAJC14 client repertoire beyond DRD1 (which other GPCRs or membrane proteins depend on DRIP78 for ER export), and is selectivity dictated by the FxxxFxxxF motif?
suggested_experiments:
- description: Co-immunoprecipitation and surface-biotinylation assays in DNAJC14-knockout cells expressing DRD1 (wild-type versus FxxxFxxxF-motif mutant) to quantify ER retention versus cell-surface delivery.
- description: J-domain HPD-motif mutagenesis combined with BiP/HSPA5 ATPase assays to test whether DNAJC14 functions as a bona fide HSP70 co-chaperone in regulating GPCR ER export.