Dihydropyrimidinase-related protein 4 (DPYSL4/CRMP3), a cytoplasmic CRMP-family protein involved in class-3 semaphorin signaling and cytoskeletal remodeling during neuronal development. A catalytically dead member of the metallo-dependent hydrolase (dihydropyrimidinase) superfamily, it lacks the conserved metal-cofactor residues and has no dihydropyrimidinase activity. It binds filamin, forms homo- and hetero-tetramers with other CRMPs, and contributes to neurite outgrowth and dendritic development.
| GO Term | Evidence | Action | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
|
GO:0005829
cytosol
|
IBA
GO_REF:0000033 |
ACCEPT |
Summary: cytosol: a core subcellular location for DPYSL4 (cytoplasmic/cytoskeletal CRMP).
Reason: Correct core localization for a cytoskeleton-associated cytoplasmic protein.
|
|
GO:0006208
pyrimidine nucleobase catabolic process
|
IBA
NOT
GO_REF:0000033 |
ACCEPT |
Summary: NOT: DPYSL4 is not involved in pyrimidine nucleobase catabolism (the process counterpart of the absent dihydropyrimidinase activity).
Reason: Correct negation, consistent with loss of catalytic activity. Retain.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/DPYSL4/DPYSL4-uniprot.txt
Lacks most of the conserved residues that are essential for
|
|
GO:0016812
hydrolase activity, acting on carbon-nitrogen (but not peptide) bonds, in cyclic amides
|
IBA
GO_REF:0000033 |
REMOVE |
Summary: Positive 'hydrolase activity, acting on carbon-nitrogen (but not peptide) bonds, in cyclic amides' propagated from the metallo-hydrolase fold signature (IBA). DPYSL4 lacks the catalytic metal site, and the curated dihydropyrimidinase activity is itself NOT-ed.
Reason: Domain/phylogenetic over-propagation refutable on biological grounds: the metal-cofactor-binding residues are absent (UniProt CAUTION), so no metallo-hydrolase activity is supported; the real function is a non-catalytic cytoskeletal regulator. Same basis as the DPYSL5 review.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/DPYSL4/DPYSL4-uniprot.txt
Lacks most of the conserved residues that are essential for
file:human/DPYSL4/DPYSL4-uniprot.txt
Belongs to the metallo-dependent hydrolases superfamily.
|
|
GO:0004157
dihydropyrimidinase activity
|
IBA
NOT
GO_REF:0000033 |
ACCEPT |
Summary: NOT: DPYSL4 does not have dihydropyrimidinase activity. It belongs to the metallo-dependent hydrolase superfamily but lacks the conserved metal-cofactor-binding residues required for catalysis (UniProt CAUTION).
Reason: Correct, important negation: a catalytically dead family member. Retain.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/DPYSL4/DPYSL4-uniprot.txt
Lacks most of the conserved residues that are essential for
|
|
GO:0005737
cytoplasm
|
IEA
GO_REF:0000120 |
ACCEPT |
Summary: cytoplasm: a core subcellular location for DPYSL4 (cytoplasmic/cytoskeletal CRMP).
Reason: Correct core localization for a cytoskeleton-associated cytoplasmic protein.
|
|
GO:0016787
hydrolase activity
|
IEA
GO_REF:0000002 |
REMOVE |
Summary: Positive 'hydrolase activity' propagated from the metallo-hydrolase fold signature (IEA). DPYSL4 lacks the catalytic metal site, and the curated dihydropyrimidinase activity is itself NOT-ed.
Reason: Domain/phylogenetic over-propagation refutable on biological grounds: the metal-cofactor-binding residues are absent (UniProt CAUTION), so no metallo-hydrolase activity is supported; the real function is a non-catalytic cytoskeletal regulator. Same basis as the DPYSL5 review.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/DPYSL4/DPYSL4-uniprot.txt
Lacks most of the conserved residues that are essential for
file:human/DPYSL4/DPYSL4-uniprot.txt
Belongs to the metallo-dependent hydrolases superfamily.
|
|
GO:0016810
hydrolase activity, acting on carbon-nitrogen (but not peptide) bonds
|
IEA
GO_REF:0000002 |
REMOVE |
Summary: Positive 'hydrolase activity, acting on carbon-nitrogen (but not peptide) bonds' propagated from the metallo-hydrolase fold signature (IEA). DPYSL4 lacks the catalytic metal site, and the curated dihydropyrimidinase activity is itself NOT-ed.
Reason: Domain/phylogenetic over-propagation refutable on biological grounds: the metal-cofactor-binding residues are absent (UniProt CAUTION), so no metallo-hydrolase activity is supported; the real function is a non-catalytic cytoskeletal regulator. Same basis as the DPYSL5 review.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/DPYSL4/DPYSL4-uniprot.txt
Lacks most of the conserved residues that are essential for
file:human/DPYSL4/DPYSL4-uniprot.txt
Belongs to the metallo-dependent hydrolases superfamily.
|
|
GO:0005515
protein binding
|
IPI
PMID:21900206 A directed protein interaction network for investigating int... |
KEEP AS NON CORE |
Summary: Specific protein interaction (PMID:21900206); supports DPYSL4's scaffold/adapter role but the generic 'protein binding' term is uninformative.
Reason: Real interaction kept as non-core supporting evidence; the informative function is captured in core_functions.
|
|
GO:0005515
protein binding
|
IPI
PMID:25416956 A proteome-scale map of the human interactome network. |
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED |
Summary: Generic 'protein binding' from a high-throughput interactome screen (PMID:25416956).
Reason: High-throughput protein binding is uninformative about molecular function (curation guideline). Over-annotation.
|
|
GO:0005515
protein binding
|
IPI
PMID:32814053 Interactome Mapping Provides a Network of Neurodegenerative ... |
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED |
Summary: Generic 'protein binding' from a high-throughput interactome screen (PMID:32814053).
Reason: High-throughput protein binding is uninformative about molecular function (curation guideline). Over-annotation.
|
|
GO:0005515
protein binding
|
IPI
PMID:33961781 Dual proteome-scale networks reveal cell-specific remodeling... |
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED |
Summary: Generic 'protein binding' from a high-throughput interactome screen (PMID:33961781).
Reason: High-throughput protein binding is uninformative about molecular function (curation guideline). Over-annotation.
|
|
GO:0005515
protein binding
|
IPI
PMID:40205054 Multimodal cell maps as a foundation for structural and func... |
KEEP AS NON CORE |
Summary: Specific protein interaction (PMID:40205054); supports DPYSL4's scaffold/adapter role but the generic 'protein binding' term is uninformative.
Reason: Real interaction kept as non-core supporting evidence; the informative function is captured in core_functions.
|
|
GO:0031005
filamin binding
|
IPI
PMID:25358863 Amino- and carboxyl-terminal domains of Filamin-A interact w... |
ACCEPT |
Summary: filamin binding: a specific molecular interaction consistent with DPYSL4's cytoskeletal-adapter role.
Reason: Filamin binding is a specific, experimentally demonstrated interaction (PMID:25358863) central to this CRMP's cytoskeletal-adapter role; retained as the representative core binding molecular function.
|
|
GO:0005829
cytosol
|
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-399944 |
ACCEPT |
Summary: cytosol: a core subcellular location for DPYSL4 (cytoplasmic/cytoskeletal CRMP).
Reason: Correct core localization for a cytoskeleton-associated cytoplasmic protein.
|
|
GO:0005829
cytosol
|
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-399947 |
ACCEPT |
Summary: cytosol: a core subcellular location for DPYSL4 (cytoplasmic/cytoskeletal CRMP).
Reason: Correct core localization for a cytoskeleton-associated cytoplasmic protein.
|
|
GO:0005829
cytosol
|
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-399951 |
ACCEPT |
Summary: cytosol: a core subcellular location for DPYSL4 (cytoplasmic/cytoskeletal CRMP).
Reason: Correct core localization for a cytoskeleton-associated cytoplasmic protein.
|
|
GO:0007399
nervous system development
|
TAS
PMID:9652388 The Ulip family phosphoproteins--common and specific propert... |
ACCEPT |
Summary: nervous system development: a core neuronal/cytoskeletal process for the CRMP family (DPYSL4 acts in semaphorin-driven cytoskeleton remodeling and neurite/axon development).
Reason: Core biological process for a CRMP-family cytoskeletal regulator.
|
Q: What is the role of CRMP3 (DPYSL4) and its filamin interaction in dendritic/neurite development, and how does it differ functionally from the other CRMPs within hetero-tetramers?
Experiment: Test dendrite/neurite outgrowth with wild-type vs filamin-binding-deficient DPYSL4 and in DPYSL4-depleted neurons.
Hypothesis: DPYSL4 contributes to dendritic development via filamin-dependent cytoskeletal coupling.
# yaml-language-server: $schema=../../../src/ai_gene_review/schema/gene_review.yaml
id: O14531
gene_symbol: DPYSL4
product_type: PROTEIN
status: DRAFT
taxon:
id: NCBITaxon:9606
label: Homo sapiens
description: Dihydropyrimidinase-related protein 4 (DPYSL4/CRMP3), a cytoplasmic CRMP-family protein involved
in class-3 semaphorin signaling and cytoskeletal remodeling during neuronal development. A catalytically
dead member of the metallo-dependent hydrolase (dihydropyrimidinase) superfamily, it lacks the conserved
metal-cofactor residues and has no dihydropyrimidinase activity. It binds filamin, forms homo- and hetero-tetramers
with other CRMPs, and contributes to neurite outgrowth and dendritic development.
existing_annotations:
- term:
id: GO:0005829
label: cytosol
evidence_type: IBA
original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000033
qualifier: is_active_in
review:
summary: 'cytosol: a core subcellular location for DPYSL4 (cytoplasmic/cytoskeletal CRMP).'
action: ACCEPT
reason: Correct core localization for a cytoskeleton-associated cytoplasmic protein.
- term:
id: GO:0006208
label: pyrimidine nucleobase catabolic process
evidence_type: IBA
original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000033
qualifier: involved_in
negated: true
review:
summary: 'NOT: DPYSL4 is not involved in pyrimidine nucleobase catabolism (the process counterpart
of the absent dihydropyrimidinase activity).'
action: ACCEPT
reason: Correct negation, consistent with loss of catalytic activity. Retain.
supported_by:
- reference_id: file:human/DPYSL4/DPYSL4-uniprot.txt
supporting_text: Lacks most of the conserved residues that are essential for
- term:
id: GO:0016812
label: hydrolase activity, acting on carbon-nitrogen (but not peptide) bonds, in cyclic amides
evidence_type: IBA
original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000033
qualifier: enables
review:
summary: Positive 'hydrolase activity, acting on carbon-nitrogen (but not peptide) bonds, in cyclic
amides' propagated from the metallo-hydrolase fold signature (IBA). DPYSL4 lacks the catalytic metal
site, and the curated dihydropyrimidinase activity is itself NOT-ed.
action: REMOVE
reason: 'Domain/phylogenetic over-propagation refutable on biological grounds: the metal-cofactor-binding
residues are absent (UniProt CAUTION), so no metallo-hydrolase activity is supported; the real function
is a non-catalytic cytoskeletal regulator. Same basis as the DPYSL5 review.'
supported_by:
- reference_id: file:human/DPYSL4/DPYSL4-uniprot.txt
supporting_text: Lacks most of the conserved residues that are essential for
- reference_id: file:human/DPYSL4/DPYSL4-uniprot.txt
supporting_text: Belongs to the metallo-dependent hydrolases superfamily.
- term:
id: GO:0004157
label: dihydropyrimidinase activity
evidence_type: IBA
original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000033
qualifier: enables
negated: true
review:
summary: 'NOT: DPYSL4 does not have dihydropyrimidinase activity. It belongs to the metallo-dependent
hydrolase superfamily but lacks the conserved metal-cofactor-binding residues required for catalysis
(UniProt CAUTION).'
action: ACCEPT
reason: 'Correct, important negation: a catalytically dead family member. Retain.'
supported_by:
- reference_id: file:human/DPYSL4/DPYSL4-uniprot.txt
supporting_text: Lacks most of the conserved residues that are essential for
- term:
id: GO:0005737
label: cytoplasm
evidence_type: IEA
original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000120
qualifier: located_in
review:
summary: 'cytoplasm: a core subcellular location for DPYSL4 (cytoplasmic/cytoskeletal CRMP).'
action: ACCEPT
reason: Correct core localization for a cytoskeleton-associated cytoplasmic protein.
- term:
id: GO:0016787
label: hydrolase activity
evidence_type: IEA
original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000002
qualifier: enables
review:
summary: Positive 'hydrolase activity' propagated from the metallo-hydrolase fold signature (IEA).
DPYSL4 lacks the catalytic metal site, and the curated dihydropyrimidinase activity is itself NOT-ed.
action: REMOVE
reason: 'Domain/phylogenetic over-propagation refutable on biological grounds: the metal-cofactor-binding
residues are absent (UniProt CAUTION), so no metallo-hydrolase activity is supported; the real function
is a non-catalytic cytoskeletal regulator. Same basis as the DPYSL5 review.'
supported_by:
- reference_id: file:human/DPYSL4/DPYSL4-uniprot.txt
supporting_text: Lacks most of the conserved residues that are essential for
- reference_id: file:human/DPYSL4/DPYSL4-uniprot.txt
supporting_text: Belongs to the metallo-dependent hydrolases superfamily.
- term:
id: GO:0016810
label: hydrolase activity, acting on carbon-nitrogen (but not peptide) bonds
evidence_type: IEA
original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000002
qualifier: enables
review:
summary: Positive 'hydrolase activity, acting on carbon-nitrogen (but not peptide) bonds' propagated
from the metallo-hydrolase fold signature (IEA). DPYSL4 lacks the catalytic metal site, and the
curated dihydropyrimidinase activity is itself NOT-ed.
action: REMOVE
reason: 'Domain/phylogenetic over-propagation refutable on biological grounds: the metal-cofactor-binding
residues are absent (UniProt CAUTION), so no metallo-hydrolase activity is supported; the real function
is a non-catalytic cytoskeletal regulator. Same basis as the DPYSL5 review.'
supported_by:
- reference_id: file:human/DPYSL4/DPYSL4-uniprot.txt
supporting_text: Lacks most of the conserved residues that are essential for
- reference_id: file:human/DPYSL4/DPYSL4-uniprot.txt
supporting_text: Belongs to the metallo-dependent hydrolases superfamily.
- term:
id: GO:0005515
label: protein binding
evidence_type: IPI
original_reference_id: PMID:21900206
qualifier: enables
review:
summary: Specific protein interaction (PMID:21900206); supports DPYSL4's scaffold/adapter role but
the generic 'protein binding' term is uninformative.
action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
reason: Real interaction kept as non-core supporting evidence; the informative function is captured
in core_functions.
- term:
id: GO:0005515
label: protein binding
evidence_type: IPI
original_reference_id: PMID:25416956
qualifier: enables
review:
summary: Generic 'protein binding' from a high-throughput interactome screen (PMID:25416956).
action: MARK_AS_OVER_ANNOTATED
reason: High-throughput protein binding is uninformative about molecular function (curation guideline).
Over-annotation.
- term:
id: GO:0005515
label: protein binding
evidence_type: IPI
original_reference_id: PMID:32814053
qualifier: enables
review:
summary: Generic 'protein binding' from a high-throughput interactome screen (PMID:32814053).
action: MARK_AS_OVER_ANNOTATED
reason: High-throughput protein binding is uninformative about molecular function (curation guideline).
Over-annotation.
- term:
id: GO:0005515
label: protein binding
evidence_type: IPI
original_reference_id: PMID:33961781
qualifier: enables
review:
summary: Generic 'protein binding' from a high-throughput interactome screen (PMID:33961781).
action: MARK_AS_OVER_ANNOTATED
reason: High-throughput protein binding is uninformative about molecular function (curation guideline).
Over-annotation.
- term:
id: GO:0005515
label: protein binding
evidence_type: IPI
original_reference_id: PMID:40205054
qualifier: enables
review:
summary: Specific protein interaction (PMID:40205054); supports DPYSL4's scaffold/adapter role but
the generic 'protein binding' term is uninformative.
action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
reason: Real interaction kept as non-core supporting evidence; the informative function is captured
in core_functions.
- term:
id: GO:0031005
label: filamin binding
evidence_type: IPI
original_reference_id: PMID:25358863
qualifier: enables
review:
summary: 'filamin binding: a specific molecular interaction consistent with DPYSL4''s cytoskeletal-adapter
role.'
action: ACCEPT
reason: Filamin binding is a specific, experimentally demonstrated interaction (PMID:25358863) central
to this CRMP's cytoskeletal-adapter role; retained as the representative core binding molecular
function.
- term:
id: GO:0005829
label: cytosol
evidence_type: TAS
original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-399944
qualifier: located_in
review:
summary: 'cytosol: a core subcellular location for DPYSL4 (cytoplasmic/cytoskeletal CRMP).'
action: ACCEPT
reason: Correct core localization for a cytoskeleton-associated cytoplasmic protein.
- term:
id: GO:0005829
label: cytosol
evidence_type: TAS
original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-399947
qualifier: located_in
review:
summary: 'cytosol: a core subcellular location for DPYSL4 (cytoplasmic/cytoskeletal CRMP).'
action: ACCEPT
reason: Correct core localization for a cytoskeleton-associated cytoplasmic protein.
- term:
id: GO:0005829
label: cytosol
evidence_type: TAS
original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-399951
qualifier: located_in
review:
summary: 'cytosol: a core subcellular location for DPYSL4 (cytoplasmic/cytoskeletal CRMP).'
action: ACCEPT
reason: Correct core localization for a cytoskeleton-associated cytoplasmic protein.
- term:
id: GO:0007399
label: nervous system development
evidence_type: TAS
original_reference_id: PMID:9652388
qualifier: involved_in
review:
summary: 'nervous system development: a core neuronal/cytoskeletal process for the CRMP family (DPYSL4
acts in semaphorin-driven cytoskeleton remodeling and neurite/axon development).'
action: ACCEPT
reason: Core biological process for a CRMP-family cytoskeletal regulator.
references:
- id: GO_REF:0000002
title: GO annotation through association of InterPro records with GO terms
findings: []
- id: GO_REF:0000024
title: Manual transfer of experimentally-verified annotations to orthologs by curator judgment
findings: []
- id: GO_REF:0000033
title: Annotation inferences using phylogenetic trees
findings: []
- id: GO_REF:0000044
title: GO annotation based on UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Subcellular Location vocabulary mapping
findings: []
- id: GO_REF:0000052
title: GO annotation based on curation of immunofluorescence data (HPA)
findings: []
- id: GO_REF:0000107
title: Automatic transfer of experimentally verified manual GO annotation data to orthologs using Ensembl
Compara
findings: []
- id: GO_REF:0000120
title: Combined Automated Annotation using Multiple IEA Methods
findings: []
- id: file:human/DPYSL4/DPYSL4-uniprot.txt
title: UniProt entry for DPYSL4
findings:
- statement: DPYSL4 lacks the metal-cofactor-binding residues required for dihydropyrimidinase activity.
supporting_text: Lacks most of the conserved residues that are essential for
- statement: DPYSL4 belongs to the metallo-dependent hydrolase superfamily.
supporting_text: Belongs to the metallo-dependent hydrolases superfamily.
- id: PMID:21900206
title: A directed protein interaction network for investigating intracellular signal transduction.
findings: []
- id: PMID:25358863
title: Amino- and carboxyl-terminal domains of Filamin-A interact with CRMP1 to mediate Sema3A signalling.
findings: []
- id: PMID:25416956
title: A proteome-scale map of the human interactome network.
findings: []
- id: PMID:32814053
title: Interactome Mapping Provides a Network of Neurodegenerative Disease Proteins and Uncovers Widespread
Protein Aggregation in Affected Brains.
findings: []
- id: PMID:33961781
title: Dual proteome-scale networks reveal cell-specific remodeling of the human interactome.
findings: []
- id: PMID:40205054
title: Multimodal cell maps as a foundation for structural and functional genomics.
findings: []
- id: PMID:9652388
title: The Ulip family phosphoproteins--common and specific properties.
findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-399944
title: Reactome pathway (CRMP/semaphorin signalling)
findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-399947
title: Reactome pathway (CRMP/semaphorin signalling)
findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-399951
title: Reactome pathway (CRMP/semaphorin signalling)
findings: []
aliases:
- CRMP3
- CRMP-3
- DRP-4
- ULIP-4
- Collapsin response mediator protein 3
core_functions:
- description: Catalytically inactive CRMP-family cytoskeletal regulator acting in semaphorin-driven neuronal
development; forms hetero-oligomers with other CRMPs.
directly_involved_in:
- id: GO:0007399
label: nervous system development
locations:
- id: GO:0005829
label: cytosol
supported_by:
- reference_id: file:human/DPYSL4/DPYSL4-uniprot.txt
supporting_text: Lacks most of the conserved residues that are essential for
molecular_function:
id: GO:0031005
label: filamin binding
suggested_questions:
- question: What is the role of CRMP3 (DPYSL4) and its filamin interaction in dendritic/neurite development,
and how does it differ functionally from the other CRMPs within hetero-tetramers?
suggested_experiments:
- hypothesis: DPYSL4 contributes to dendritic development via filamin-dependent cytoskeletal coupling.
description: Test dendrite/neurite outgrowth with wild-type vs filamin-binding-deficient DPYSL4 and
in DPYSL4-depleted neurons.