Dihydropyrimidinase-related protein 5 (DPYSL5; also CRMP5, CRAM, DRP-5, ULIP-6), a brain-enriched cytoplasmic member of the collapsin response mediator protein (CRMP) / dihydropyrimidinase-related family. Although it is ~57% identical to dihydropyrimidinase and belongs to the metallo-dependent hydrolase (amidohydrolase) superfamily, DPYSL5 lacks the conserved metal-cofactor-binding residues required for catalysis and has no dihydropyrimidinase / amidohydrolase activity - it is a catalytically dead (pseudoenzyme) family member. Its function is as a cytoskeleton-associated regulator of neuronal morphogenesis: it negatively regulates dendrite/neurite outgrowth and is most highly expressed in fetal and neonatal brain, where it is up-regulated during neuronal differentiation. DPYSL5 forms homotetramers and heterotetramers with other CRMP-family proteins (notably DPYSL2/CRMP2) and associates with CRMP3 and protein-tyrosine kinases, acting within the semaphorin/collapsin growth-cone signalling system. Loss-of-function and dominant missense variants cause a neurodevelopmental disorder featuring agenesis of the corpus callosum and cerebellar abnormalities.
| GO Term | Evidence | Action | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
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GO:0005829
cytosol
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IBA
GO_REF:0000033 |
ACCEPT |
Summary: DPYSL5/CRMP5 is a cytosolic protein (UniProt: Cytoplasm). is_active_in cytosol by phylogenetic inference is consistent with the CRMP family and with its role as a cytoskeleton-associated regulator.
Reason: Correct localization. CRMPs are soluble cytoplasmic proteins; UniProt records DPYSL5 as cytoplasmic.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/DPYSL5/DPYSL5-uniprot.txt
SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Cytoplasm
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GO:0004157
dihydropyrimidinase activity
|
IBA
NOT
GO_REF:0000033 |
ACCEPT |
Summary: This is a NOT (negated) annotation: DPYSL5 does NOT enable dihydropyrimidinase activity. Although DPYSL5 belongs to the metallo-dependent hydrolase (dihydropyrimidinase/amidohydrolase) superfamily and is ~57% identical to dihydropyrimidinase, it lacks the conserved metal-cofactor-binding residues required for catalysis (UniProt CAUTION).
Reason: The negation is correct and important. DPYSL5 is a catalytically dead family member; the curated NOT|enables faithfully encodes the loss of activity flagged by the UniProt CAUTION. Retain as-is.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/DPYSL5/DPYSL5-uniprot.txt
Lacks most of the conserved residues that are essential for binding the metal cofactor and hence for dihydropyrimidinase activity.
|
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GO:0006208
pyrimidine nucleobase catabolic process
|
IBA
NOT
GO_REF:0000033 |
ACCEPT |
Summary: NOT (negated) annotation: DPYSL5 is NOT involved in pyrimidine nucleobase catabolism. This is the process counterpart of the absent dihydropyrimidinase activity.
Reason: Correct negation, consistent with the loss of catalytic activity (no metal cofactor binding). Retain.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/DPYSL5/DPYSL5-uniprot.txt
Lacks most of the conserved residues that are essential for binding the metal cofactor and hence for dihydropyrimidinase activity.
|
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GO:0005737
cytoplasm
|
IEA
GO_REF:0000120 |
ACCEPT |
Summary: Cytoplasmic localization by automated IEA, consistent with UniProt and with the IBA cytosol annotation.
Reason: Correct, if broad, localization. CRMP5 is a cytoplasmic protein.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/DPYSL5/DPYSL5-uniprot.txt
SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Cytoplasm
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GO:0016787
hydrolase activity
|
IEA
GO_REF:0000002 |
REMOVE |
Summary: Positive IEA 'hydrolase activity' propagated from the metallo-dependent hydrolase fold signature (InterPro IPR006680, Amidohydrolase-related). DPYSL5 belongs to this superfamily by sequence, but the UniProt CAUTION states it lacks the conserved metal-cofactor-binding residues 'essential for ... dihydropyrimidinase activity', and metallo-hydrolase catalysis across this superfamily depends on that metal centre.
Reason: Domain-based electronic over-propagation that should be removed on biological grounds. The annotation rests solely on the fold signature; the catalytic prerequisite (metal-cofactor binding) is demonstrably absent, the curated GO:0004157 (dihydropyrimidinase) is itself NOT-ed, and there is no positive evidence DPYSL5 performs any hydrolysis. Its established function is non-catalytic (negative regulation of dendrite outgrowth). NB: this is not a logical contradiction with the NOT (GO NOT propagates to child terms, not up to parents) - it is an unsupported, biologically implausible over-annotation. A weaker action (MARK_AS_OVER_ANNOTATED) does not fit, since that is for terms the gene is genuinely related to but peripheral on; here the activity is absent.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/DPYSL5/DPYSL5-uniprot.txt
Lacks most of the conserved residues that are essential for binding the metal cofactor and hence for dihydropyrimidinase activity.
file:human/DPYSL5/DPYSL5-uniprot.txt
Belongs to the metallo-dependent hydrolases superfamily.
|
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GO:0016810
hydrolase activity, acting on carbon-nitrogen (but not peptide) bonds
|
IEA
GO_REF:0000002 |
REMOVE |
Summary: Positive IEA 'hydrolase activity, acting on carbon-nitrogen (but not peptide) bonds' propagated from the metallo-dependent hydrolase composite fold (InterPro IPR011059). Same basis and same problem as the GO:0016787 parent term.
Reason: Domain-based over-propagation contradicted on biological grounds by the loss of metal-cofactor-binding residues (UniProt CAUTION). No positive evidence of any C-N hydrolase activity; curated dihydropyrimidinase activity is NOT-ed. Remove, consistent with the GO:0016787 removal.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/DPYSL5/DPYSL5-uniprot.txt
Lacks most of the conserved residues that are essential for binding the metal cofactor and hence for dihydropyrimidinase activity.
file:human/DPYSL5/DPYSL5-uniprot.txt
Belongs to the metallo-dependent hydrolases superfamily.
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GO:0005515
protein binding
|
IPI
PMID:25416956 A proteome-scale map of the human interactome network. |
KEEP AS NON CORE |
Summary: IPI 'protein binding' annotation; the with/from partner is DPYSL2/CRMP2 (Q16555). DPYSL5 forms homo- and hetero-oligomers with other CRMP-family members, so this captures a real CRMP5-CRMP2 interaction.
Reason: The interaction is biologically meaningful (CRMP hetero-oligomerization) but the generic 'protein binding' term is uninformative about molecular function (curation guideline). Keep as non-core supporting evidence for oligomerization rather than as a core function.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/DPYSL5/DPYSL5-uniprot.txt
Homotetramer, and heterotetramer with other DPYS-like proteins
|
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GO:0005515
protein binding
|
IPI
PMID:28514442 Architecture of the human interactome defines protein commun... |
KEEP AS NON CORE |
Summary: IPI 'protein binding' annotation; the with/from partner is DPYSL2/CRMP2 (Q16555). DPYSL5 forms homo- and hetero-oligomers with other CRMP-family members, so this captures a real CRMP5-CRMP2 interaction.
Reason: The interaction is biologically meaningful (CRMP hetero-oligomerization) but the generic 'protein binding' term is uninformative about molecular function (curation guideline). Keep as non-core supporting evidence for oligomerization rather than as a core function.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/DPYSL5/DPYSL5-uniprot.txt
Homotetramer, and heterotetramer with other DPYS-like proteins
|
|
GO:0005515
protein binding
|
IPI
PMID:29892012 An interactome perturbation framework prioritizes damaging m... |
KEEP AS NON CORE |
Summary: IPI 'protein binding' annotation; the with/from partner is DPYSL2/CRMP2 (Q16555). DPYSL5 forms homo- and hetero-oligomers with other CRMP-family members, so this captures a real CRMP5-CRMP2 interaction.
Reason: The interaction is biologically meaningful (CRMP hetero-oligomerization) but the generic 'protein binding' term is uninformative about molecular function (curation guideline). Keep as non-core supporting evidence for oligomerization rather than as a core function.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/DPYSL5/DPYSL5-uniprot.txt
Homotetramer, and heterotetramer with other DPYS-like proteins
|
|
GO:0005515
protein binding
|
IPI
PMID:31515488 Extensive disruption of protein interactions by genetic vari... |
KEEP AS NON CORE |
Summary: IPI 'protein binding' annotation; the with/from partner is DPYSL2/CRMP2 (Q16555). DPYSL5 forms homo- and hetero-oligomers with other CRMP-family members, so this captures a real CRMP5-CRMP2 interaction.
Reason: The interaction is biologically meaningful (CRMP hetero-oligomerization) but the generic 'protein binding' term is uninformative about molecular function (curation guideline). Keep as non-core supporting evidence for oligomerization rather than as a core function.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/DPYSL5/DPYSL5-uniprot.txt
Homotetramer, and heterotetramer with other DPYS-like proteins
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GO:0005515
protein binding
|
IPI
PMID:32296183 A reference map of the human binary protein interactome. |
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED |
Summary: Generic 'protein binding' from a large-scale interactome screen. Uninformative about DPYSL5's molecular function.
Reason: High-throughput interactome 'protein binding' carries no specific functional signal; per curation guidelines avoid 'protein binding' in favour of informative MF terms. Over-annotation.
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GO:0005515
protein binding
|
IPI
PMID:32814053 Interactome Mapping Provides a Network of Neurodegenerative ... |
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED |
Summary: Generic 'protein binding' from a large-scale interactome screen. Uninformative about DPYSL5's molecular function.
Reason: High-throughput interactome 'protein binding' carries no specific functional signal; per curation guidelines avoid 'protein binding' in favour of informative MF terms. Over-annotation.
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GO:0005515
protein binding
|
IPI
PMID:33961781 Dual proteome-scale networks reveal cell-specific remodeling... |
KEEP AS NON CORE |
Summary: IPI 'protein binding' annotation; the with/from partner is DPYSL2/CRMP2 (Q16555). DPYSL5 forms homo- and hetero-oligomers with other CRMP-family members, so this captures a real CRMP5-CRMP2 interaction.
Reason: The interaction is biologically meaningful (CRMP hetero-oligomerization) but the generic 'protein binding' term is uninformative about molecular function (curation guideline). Keep as non-core supporting evidence for oligomerization rather than as a core function.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/DPYSL5/DPYSL5-uniprot.txt
Homotetramer, and heterotetramer with other DPYS-like proteins
|
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GO:0030182
neuron differentiation
|
IEA
GO_REF:0000120 |
KEEP AS NON CORE |
Summary: Neuron differentiation (IEA). DPYSL5/CRAM is brain-specific, strongly up-regulated during neuronal differentiation and in fetal/neonatal brain.
Reason: Correct but broad developmental process; non-core relative to the specific dendrite-morphogenesis role.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:10851247
CRAM expression is up-regulated during neuronal differentiation of embryonal carcinoma P19 and PC12 cells
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GO:0030425
dendrite
|
IEA
GO_REF:0000107 |
ACCEPT |
Summary: Dendrite localization (IEA from ortholog transfer), consistent with CRMP5's role in regulating dendrite outgrowth/morphogenesis.
Reason: Consistent with the cytoskeletal/dendritic function and with the IMP dendrite-morphogenesis annotation.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/DPYSL5/DPYSL5-uniprot.txt
FUNCTION: Involved in the negative regulation of dendrite outgrowth.
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GO:0032991
protein-containing complex
|
IEA
GO_REF:0000107 |
KEEP AS NON CORE |
Summary: Part of a protein-containing complex (IEA). DPYSL5 forms homotetramers and heterotetramers with other DPYS-like (CRMP) proteins.
Reason: Correct but very generic complex term; non-core. The specific oligomerization is better captured by the CRMP2 interaction evidence.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/DPYSL5/DPYSL5-uniprot.txt
Homotetramer, and heterotetramer with other DPYS-like proteins
|
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GO:0043025
neuronal cell body
|
IEA
GO_REF:0000107 |
KEEP AS NON CORE |
Summary: Neuronal cell body localization (IEA from ortholog transfer).
Reason: Plausible neuronal localization, consistent with brain-specific cytoplasmic expression; non-core.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/DPYSL5/DPYSL5-uniprot.txt
SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Cytoplasm
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GO:0045202
synapse
|
IEA
GO_REF:0000107 |
KEEP AS NON CORE |
Summary: Synapse (IEA from ortholog transfer).
Reason: Broad neuronal localization; plausible but non-core and electronically inferred.
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GO:0098978
glutamatergic synapse
|
IEA
GO_REF:0000107 |
KEEP AS NON CORE |
Summary: Glutamatergic synapse (IEA from ortholog transfer / SynGO-style mapping).
Reason: Specific synaptic-type localization by electronic transfer; plausible but non-core, no direct experimental support in hand.
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GO:0050774
negative regulation of dendrite morphogenesis
|
IMP
PMID:33894126 Missense variants in DPYSL5 cause a neurodevelopmental disor... |
ACCEPT |
Summary: Negative regulation of dendrite morphogenesis (IMP). Jeanne et al. 2021 showed missense variants in DPYSL5 cause a neurodevelopmental disorder (corpus callosum agenesis, cerebellar abnormalities) and link DPYSL5 to control of dendrite/neurite outgrowth.
Reason: Core function with direct mutational (IMP) evidence and matching the UniProt FUNCTION statement. This is the best-supported specific role of DPYSL5.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:33894126
Missense variants in DPYSL5 cause a neurodevelopmental disorder with corpus callosum agenesis and cerebellar abnormalities.
file:human/DPYSL5/DPYSL5-uniprot.txt
FUNCTION: Involved in the negative regulation of dendrite outgrowth.
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GO:0005829
cytosol
|
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-399944 |
ACCEPT |
Summary: Cytosol localization (Reactome TAS, semaphorin/CRMP signalling reaction).
Reason: Correct cytosolic localization, consistent with other location annotations.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/DPYSL5/DPYSL5-uniprot.txt
SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Cytoplasm
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GO:0005829
cytosol
|
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-399947 |
ACCEPT |
Summary: Cytosol localization (Reactome TAS).
Reason: Correct cytosolic localization (duplicate-by-reaction of the same valid annotation).
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/DPYSL5/DPYSL5-uniprot.txt
SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Cytoplasm
|
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GO:0005829
cytosol
|
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-399951 |
ACCEPT |
Summary: Cytosol localization (Reactome TAS).
Reason: Correct cytosolic localization (duplicate-by-reaction of the same valid annotation).
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/DPYSL5/DPYSL5-uniprot.txt
SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Cytoplasm
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GO:0007165
signal transduction
|
TAS
PMID:10851247 Identification of CRAM, a novel unc-33 gene family protein t... |
KEEP AS NON CORE |
Summary: Signal transduction (TAS, Inatome et al. 2000). CRAM/CRMP5 associates with CRMP3 and protein-tyrosine kinase(s) in developing brain.
Reason: Very broad process term; true in spirit (CRMP signalling) but uninformative and non-core.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:10851247
a novel CRMP3-associated protein, designated CRAM ... associates with CRMP3 and protein-tyrosine kinase(s) in the developing rat brain
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GO:0007399
nervous system development
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TAS
PMID:10851247 Identification of CRAM, a novel unc-33 gene family protein t... |
KEEP AS NON CORE |
Summary: Nervous system development (TAS). DPYSL5/CRAM is brain-specific and developmentally regulated.
Reason: Correct but broad; non-core relative to the specific dendrite-morphogenesis role.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:10851247
The expression of CRAM is brain-specific, is high in fetal and neonatal rat brain
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GO:0007411
axon guidance
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TAS
PMID:10851247 Identification of CRAM, a novel unc-33 gene family protein t... |
KEEP AS NON CORE |
Summary: Axon guidance (TAS). The CRMP family transduces semaphorin-induced growth-cone collapse during neural development; CRAM/CRMP5 associates with CRMP3 in this context.
Reason: Genuine CRMP-family process, but DPYSL5's distinguishing, experimentally supported role is negative regulation of dendrite morphogenesis; keep axon guidance as a valid non-core process.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:10851247
Four members of collapsin response mediator proteins (CRMPs) are thought to be involved in the semaphorin-induced growth cone collapse during neural development
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Q: Does DPYSL5/CRMP5 retain any residual or neofunctionalized enzymatic activity, or is it strictly a non-catalytic scaffold? The UniProt CAUTION asserts loss of dihydropyrimidinase activity, but no assay has excluded all hydrolase activities.
Q: What is the molecular mechanism by which DPYSL5 negatively regulates dendrite outgrowth - does it antagonize CRMP2 (DPYSL2) within hetero-oligomers, and is this mediated through microtubule dynamics?
Experiment: Express and purify recombinant DPYSL5 and assay a panel of amidohydrolase/C-N hydrolase substrates (including dihydropyrimidinase substrates) with and without divalent metal supplementation; compare to active DPYS as a positive control.
Hypothesis: DPYSL5 has no metallo-hydrolase activity of any kind, consistent with loss of the metal-binding site.
Experiment: Test dendrite outgrowth in neurons co-expressing DPYSL5 and CRMP2 variants that disrupt hetero-oligomerization, quantifying dendrite number/length.
Hypothesis: DPYSL5 negatively regulates dendrite outgrowth by antagonizing CRMP2 in hetero-oligomers.
# yaml-language-server: $schema=../../../src/ai_gene_review/schema/gene_review.yaml
id: Q9BPU6
gene_symbol: DPYSL5
product_type: PROTEIN
status: DRAFT
taxon:
id: NCBITaxon:9606
label: Homo sapiens
description: 'Dihydropyrimidinase-related protein 5 (DPYSL5; also CRMP5, CRAM, DRP-5, ULIP-6), a brain-enriched
cytoplasmic member of the collapsin response mediator protein (CRMP) / dihydropyrimidinase-related family.
Although it is ~57% identical to dihydropyrimidinase and belongs to the metallo-dependent hydrolase
(amidohydrolase) superfamily, DPYSL5 lacks the conserved metal-cofactor-binding residues required for
catalysis and has no dihydropyrimidinase / amidohydrolase activity - it is a catalytically dead (pseudoenzyme)
family member. Its function is as a cytoskeleton-associated regulator of neuronal morphogenesis: it
negatively regulates dendrite/neurite outgrowth and is most highly expressed in fetal and neonatal brain,
where it is up-regulated during neuronal differentiation. DPYSL5 forms homotetramers and heterotetramers
with other CRMP-family proteins (notably DPYSL2/CRMP2) and associates with CRMP3 and protein-tyrosine
kinases, acting within the semaphorin/collapsin growth-cone signalling system. Loss-of-function and
dominant missense variants cause a neurodevelopmental disorder featuring agenesis of the corpus callosum
and cerebellar abnormalities.'
existing_annotations:
- term:
id: GO:0005829
label: cytosol
evidence_type: IBA
original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000033
qualifier: is_active_in
review:
summary: 'DPYSL5/CRMP5 is a cytosolic protein (UniProt: Cytoplasm). is_active_in cytosol by phylogenetic
inference is consistent with the CRMP family and with its role as a cytoskeleton-associated regulator.'
action: ACCEPT
reason: Correct localization. CRMPs are soluble cytoplasmic proteins; UniProt records DPYSL5 as cytoplasmic.
supported_by:
- reference_id: file:human/DPYSL5/DPYSL5-uniprot.txt
supporting_text: 'SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Cytoplasm'
- term:
id: GO:0004157
label: dihydropyrimidinase activity
evidence_type: IBA
original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000033
qualifier: enables
negated: true
review:
summary: 'This is a NOT (negated) annotation: DPYSL5 does NOT enable dihydropyrimidinase activity.
Although DPYSL5 belongs to the metallo-dependent hydrolase (dihydropyrimidinase/amidohydrolase)
superfamily and is ~57% identical to dihydropyrimidinase, it lacks the conserved metal-cofactor-binding
residues required for catalysis (UniProt CAUTION).'
action: ACCEPT
reason: The negation is correct and important. DPYSL5 is a catalytically dead family member; the curated
NOT|enables faithfully encodes the loss of activity flagged by the UniProt CAUTION. Retain as-is.
supported_by:
- reference_id: file:human/DPYSL5/DPYSL5-uniprot.txt
supporting_text: Lacks most of the conserved residues that are essential for binding the metal cofactor
and hence for dihydropyrimidinase activity.
- 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 (negated) annotation: DPYSL5 is NOT involved in pyrimidine nucleobase catabolism. This
is the process counterpart of the absent dihydropyrimidinase activity.'
action: ACCEPT
reason: Correct negation, consistent with the loss of catalytic activity (no metal cofactor binding).
Retain.
supported_by:
- reference_id: file:human/DPYSL5/DPYSL5-uniprot.txt
supporting_text: Lacks most of the conserved residues that are essential for binding the metal cofactor
and hence for dihydropyrimidinase activity.
- term:
id: GO:0005737
label: cytoplasm
evidence_type: IEA
original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000120
qualifier: located_in
review:
summary: Cytoplasmic localization by automated IEA, consistent with UniProt and with the IBA cytosol
annotation.
action: ACCEPT
reason: Correct, if broad, localization. CRMP5 is a cytoplasmic protein.
supported_by:
- reference_id: file:human/DPYSL5/DPYSL5-uniprot.txt
supporting_text: 'SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Cytoplasm'
- term:
id: GO:0016787
label: hydrolase activity
evidence_type: IEA
original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000002
qualifier: enables
review:
summary: Positive IEA 'hydrolase activity' propagated from the metallo-dependent hydrolase fold signature
(InterPro IPR006680, Amidohydrolase-related). DPYSL5 belongs to this superfamily by sequence, but
the UniProt CAUTION states it lacks the conserved metal-cofactor-binding residues 'essential for
... dihydropyrimidinase activity', and metallo-hydrolase catalysis across this superfamily depends
on that metal centre.
action: REMOVE
reason: 'Domain-based electronic over-propagation that should be removed on biological grounds. The
annotation rests solely on the fold signature; the catalytic prerequisite (metal-cofactor binding)
is demonstrably absent, the curated GO:0004157 (dihydropyrimidinase) is itself NOT-ed, and there
is no positive evidence DPYSL5 performs any hydrolysis. Its established function is non-catalytic
(negative regulation of dendrite outgrowth). NB: this is not a logical contradiction with the NOT
(GO NOT propagates to child terms, not up to parents) - it is an unsupported, biologically implausible
over-annotation. A weaker action (MARK_AS_OVER_ANNOTATED) does not fit, since that is for terms
the gene is genuinely related to but peripheral on; here the activity is absent.'
supported_by:
- reference_id: file:human/DPYSL5/DPYSL5-uniprot.txt
supporting_text: Lacks most of the conserved residues that are essential for binding the metal cofactor
and hence for dihydropyrimidinase activity.
- reference_id: file:human/DPYSL5/DPYSL5-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 IEA 'hydrolase activity, acting on carbon-nitrogen (but not peptide) bonds' propagated
from the metallo-dependent hydrolase composite fold (InterPro IPR011059). Same basis and same problem
as the GO:0016787 parent term.
action: REMOVE
reason: Domain-based over-propagation contradicted on biological grounds by the loss of metal-cofactor-binding
residues (UniProt CAUTION). No positive evidence of any C-N hydrolase activity; curated dihydropyrimidinase
activity is NOT-ed. Remove, consistent with the GO:0016787 removal.
supported_by:
- reference_id: file:human/DPYSL5/DPYSL5-uniprot.txt
supporting_text: Lacks most of the conserved residues that are essential for binding the metal cofactor
and hence for dihydropyrimidinase activity.
- reference_id: file:human/DPYSL5/DPYSL5-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:25416956
qualifier: enables
review:
summary: IPI 'protein binding' annotation; the with/from partner is DPYSL2/CRMP2 (Q16555). DPYSL5
forms homo- and hetero-oligomers with other CRMP-family members, so this captures a real CRMP5-CRMP2
interaction.
action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
reason: The interaction is biologically meaningful (CRMP hetero-oligomerization) but the generic 'protein
binding' term is uninformative about molecular function (curation guideline). Keep as non-core supporting
evidence for oligomerization rather than as a core function.
supported_by: &id001
- reference_id: file:human/DPYSL5/DPYSL5-uniprot.txt
supporting_text: Homotetramer, and heterotetramer with other DPYS-like proteins
- term:
id: GO:0005515
label: protein binding
evidence_type: IPI
original_reference_id: PMID:28514442
qualifier: enables
review:
summary: IPI 'protein binding' annotation; the with/from partner is DPYSL2/CRMP2 (Q16555). DPYSL5
forms homo- and hetero-oligomers with other CRMP-family members, so this captures a real CRMP5-CRMP2
interaction.
action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
reason: The interaction is biologically meaningful (CRMP hetero-oligomerization) but the generic 'protein
binding' term is uninformative about molecular function (curation guideline). Keep as non-core supporting
evidence for oligomerization rather than as a core function.
supported_by: *id001
- term:
id: GO:0005515
label: protein binding
evidence_type: IPI
original_reference_id: PMID:29892012
qualifier: enables
review:
summary: IPI 'protein binding' annotation; the with/from partner is DPYSL2/CRMP2 (Q16555). DPYSL5
forms homo- and hetero-oligomers with other CRMP-family members, so this captures a real CRMP5-CRMP2
interaction.
action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
reason: The interaction is biologically meaningful (CRMP hetero-oligomerization) but the generic 'protein
binding' term is uninformative about molecular function (curation guideline). Keep as non-core supporting
evidence for oligomerization rather than as a core function.
supported_by: *id001
- term:
id: GO:0005515
label: protein binding
evidence_type: IPI
original_reference_id: PMID:31515488
qualifier: enables
review:
summary: IPI 'protein binding' annotation; the with/from partner is DPYSL2/CRMP2 (Q16555). DPYSL5
forms homo- and hetero-oligomers with other CRMP-family members, so this captures a real CRMP5-CRMP2
interaction.
action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
reason: The interaction is biologically meaningful (CRMP hetero-oligomerization) but the generic 'protein
binding' term is uninformative about molecular function (curation guideline). Keep as non-core supporting
evidence for oligomerization rather than as a core function.
supported_by: *id001
- term:
id: GO:0005515
label: protein binding
evidence_type: IPI
original_reference_id: PMID:32296183
qualifier: enables
review:
summary: Generic 'protein binding' from a large-scale interactome screen. Uninformative about DPYSL5's
molecular function.
action: MARK_AS_OVER_ANNOTATED
reason: High-throughput interactome 'protein binding' carries no specific functional signal; per curation
guidelines avoid 'protein binding' in favour of informative MF terms. 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 large-scale interactome screen. Uninformative about DPYSL5's
molecular function.
action: MARK_AS_OVER_ANNOTATED
reason: High-throughput interactome 'protein binding' carries no specific functional signal; per curation
guidelines avoid 'protein binding' in favour of informative MF terms. Over-annotation.
- term:
id: GO:0005515
label: protein binding
evidence_type: IPI
original_reference_id: PMID:33961781
qualifier: enables
review:
summary: IPI 'protein binding' annotation; the with/from partner is DPYSL2/CRMP2 (Q16555). DPYSL5
forms homo- and hetero-oligomers with other CRMP-family members, so this captures a real CRMP5-CRMP2
interaction.
action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
reason: The interaction is biologically meaningful (CRMP hetero-oligomerization) but the generic 'protein
binding' term is uninformative about molecular function (curation guideline). Keep as non-core supporting
evidence for oligomerization rather than as a core function.
supported_by: *id001
- term:
id: GO:0030182
label: neuron differentiation
evidence_type: IEA
original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000120
qualifier: involved_in
review:
summary: Neuron differentiation (IEA). DPYSL5/CRAM is brain-specific, strongly up-regulated during
neuronal differentiation and in fetal/neonatal brain.
action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
reason: Correct but broad developmental process; non-core relative to the specific dendrite-morphogenesis
role.
supported_by:
- reference_id: PMID:10851247
supporting_text: CRAM expression is up-regulated during neuronal differentiation of embryonal carcinoma
P19 and PC12 cells
- term:
id: GO:0030425
label: dendrite
evidence_type: IEA
original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
qualifier: located_in
review:
summary: Dendrite localization (IEA from ortholog transfer), consistent with CRMP5's role in regulating
dendrite outgrowth/morphogenesis.
action: ACCEPT
reason: Consistent with the cytoskeletal/dendritic function and with the IMP dendrite-morphogenesis
annotation.
supported_by:
- reference_id: file:human/DPYSL5/DPYSL5-uniprot.txt
supporting_text: 'FUNCTION: Involved in the negative regulation of dendrite outgrowth.'
- term:
id: GO:0032991
label: protein-containing complex
evidence_type: IEA
original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
qualifier: part_of
review:
summary: Part of a protein-containing complex (IEA). DPYSL5 forms homotetramers and heterotetramers
with other DPYS-like (CRMP) proteins.
action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
reason: Correct but very generic complex term; non-core. The specific oligomerization is better captured
by the CRMP2 interaction evidence.
supported_by:
- reference_id: file:human/DPYSL5/DPYSL5-uniprot.txt
supporting_text: Homotetramer, and heterotetramer with other DPYS-like proteins
- term:
id: GO:0043025
label: neuronal cell body
evidence_type: IEA
original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
qualifier: located_in
review:
summary: Neuronal cell body localization (IEA from ortholog transfer).
action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
reason: Plausible neuronal localization, consistent with brain-specific cytoplasmic expression; non-core.
supported_by:
- reference_id: file:human/DPYSL5/DPYSL5-uniprot.txt
supporting_text: 'SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Cytoplasm'
- term:
id: GO:0045202
label: synapse
evidence_type: IEA
original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
qualifier: is_active_in
review:
summary: Synapse (IEA from ortholog transfer).
action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
reason: Broad neuronal localization; plausible but non-core and electronically inferred.
- term:
id: GO:0098978
label: glutamatergic synapse
evidence_type: IEA
original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
qualifier: is_active_in
review:
summary: Glutamatergic synapse (IEA from ortholog transfer / SynGO-style mapping).
action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
reason: Specific synaptic-type localization by electronic transfer; plausible but non-core, no direct
experimental support in hand.
- term:
id: GO:0050774
label: negative regulation of dendrite morphogenesis
evidence_type: IMP
original_reference_id: PMID:33894126
qualifier: involved_in
review:
summary: Negative regulation of dendrite morphogenesis (IMP). Jeanne et al. 2021 showed missense variants
in DPYSL5 cause a neurodevelopmental disorder (corpus callosum agenesis, cerebellar abnormalities)
and link DPYSL5 to control of dendrite/neurite outgrowth.
action: ACCEPT
reason: Core function with direct mutational (IMP) evidence and matching the UniProt FUNCTION statement.
This is the best-supported specific role of DPYSL5.
supported_by:
- reference_id: PMID:33894126
supporting_text: Missense variants in DPYSL5 cause a neurodevelopmental disorder with corpus callosum
agenesis and cerebellar abnormalities.
- reference_id: file:human/DPYSL5/DPYSL5-uniprot.txt
supporting_text: 'FUNCTION: Involved in the negative regulation of dendrite outgrowth.'
- term:
id: GO:0005829
label: cytosol
evidence_type: TAS
original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-399944
qualifier: located_in
review:
summary: Cytosol localization (Reactome TAS, semaphorin/CRMP signalling reaction).
action: ACCEPT
reason: Correct cytosolic localization, consistent with other location annotations.
supported_by:
- reference_id: file:human/DPYSL5/DPYSL5-uniprot.txt
supporting_text: 'SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Cytoplasm'
- term:
id: GO:0005829
label: cytosol
evidence_type: TAS
original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-399947
qualifier: located_in
review:
summary: Cytosol localization (Reactome TAS).
action: ACCEPT
reason: Correct cytosolic localization (duplicate-by-reaction of the same valid annotation).
supported_by:
- reference_id: file:human/DPYSL5/DPYSL5-uniprot.txt
supporting_text: 'SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Cytoplasm'
- term:
id: GO:0005829
label: cytosol
evidence_type: TAS
original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-399951
qualifier: located_in
review:
summary: Cytosol localization (Reactome TAS).
action: ACCEPT
reason: Correct cytosolic localization (duplicate-by-reaction of the same valid annotation).
supported_by:
- reference_id: file:human/DPYSL5/DPYSL5-uniprot.txt
supporting_text: 'SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Cytoplasm'
- term:
id: GO:0007165
label: signal transduction
evidence_type: TAS
original_reference_id: PMID:10851247
qualifier: involved_in
review:
summary: Signal transduction (TAS, Inatome et al. 2000). CRAM/CRMP5 associates with CRMP3 and protein-tyrosine
kinase(s) in developing brain.
action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
reason: Very broad process term; true in spirit (CRMP signalling) but uninformative and non-core.
supported_by:
- reference_id: PMID:10851247
supporting_text: a novel CRMP3-associated protein, designated CRAM ... associates with CRMP3 and
protein-tyrosine kinase(s) in the developing rat brain
- term:
id: GO:0007399
label: nervous system development
evidence_type: TAS
original_reference_id: PMID:10851247
qualifier: involved_in
review:
summary: Nervous system development (TAS). DPYSL5/CRAM is brain-specific and developmentally regulated.
action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
reason: Correct but broad; non-core relative to the specific dendrite-morphogenesis role.
supported_by:
- reference_id: PMID:10851247
supporting_text: The expression of CRAM is brain-specific, is high in fetal and neonatal rat brain
- term:
id: GO:0007411
label: axon guidance
evidence_type: TAS
original_reference_id: PMID:10851247
qualifier: involved_in
review:
summary: Axon guidance (TAS). The CRMP family transduces semaphorin-induced growth-cone collapse during
neural development; CRAM/CRMP5 associates with CRMP3 in this context.
action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
reason: Genuine CRMP-family process, but DPYSL5's distinguishing, experimentally supported role is
negative regulation of dendrite morphogenesis; keep axon guidance as a valid non-core process.
supported_by:
- reference_id: PMID:10851247
supporting_text: Four members of collapsin response mediator proteins (CRMPs) are thought to be
involved in the semaphorin-induced growth cone collapse during neural development
references:
- id: GO_REF:0000002
title: Gene Ontology annotation through association of InterPro records with GO terms
findings: []
reference_review:
relevance: MEDIUM
correctness: MISCITED
review_notes: Source of the two domain-based IEA hydrolase annotations (GO:0016787, GO:0016810). The
InterPro2GO mapping fires on the metallo-hydrolase fold but DPYSL5 lacks the catalytic metal site;
the activity annotations are not supported for this member.
- id: GO_REF:0000033
title: Annotation inferences using phylogenetic trees
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: PMID:10851247
title: Identification of CRAM, a novel unc-33 gene family protein that associates with CRMP3 and protein-tyrosine
kinase(s) in the developing rat brain.
findings:
- statement: DPYSL5/CRAM is a CRMP-family protein (~57% identical to dihydropyrimidinase, 50-51% to
CRMPs) that associates with CRMP3 and protein-tyrosine kinases.
supporting_text: a novel CRMP3-associated protein, designated CRAM ... shows 57% identity with dihydropyrimidinase,
and shows 50-51% identity with CRMPs
- statement: Brain-specific expression, highest in fetal/neonatal brain and up-regulated during neuronal
differentiation.
supporting_text: The expression of CRAM is brain-specific, is high in fetal and neonatal rat brain
... up-regulated during neuronal differentiation
reference_review:
relevance: HIGH
correctness: VERIFIED
review_notes: PubMed-verified primary identification of CRMP5/CRAM; abstract read. Establishes CRMP-family
membership and neuronal/developmental context.
- id: PMID:33894126
title: Missense variants in DPYSL5 cause a neurodevelopmental disorder with corpus callosum agenesis
and cerebellar abnormalities.
findings:
- statement: Missense variants in DPYSL5 cause a neurodevelopmental disorder; DPYSL5 controls dendrite/neurite
outgrowth.
supporting_text: Missense variants in DPYSL5 cause a neurodevelopmental disorder with corpus callosum
agenesis and cerebellar abnormalities.
reference_review:
relevance: HIGH
correctness: VERIFIED
review_notes: PubMed-verified; primary human genetics paper supporting the IMP negative-regulation-of-dendrite-morphogenesis
annotation.
- id: PMID:25416956
title: A proteome-scale map of the human interactome network.
findings: []
- id: PMID:28514442
title: Architecture of the human interactome defines protein communities and disease networks.
findings: []
- id: PMID:29892012
title: An interactome perturbation framework prioritizes damaging missense mutations for developmental
disorders.
findings: []
- id: PMID:31515488
title: Extensive disruption of protein interactions by genetic variants across the allele frequency
spectrum in human populations.
findings: []
- id: PMID:32296183
title: A reference map of the human binary protein interactome.
findings: []
reference_review:
relevance: LOW
correctness: VERIFIED
review_notes: High-throughput interactome; supports generic protein binding only.
- id: PMID:32814053
title: Interactome Mapping Provides a Network of Neurodegenerative Disease Proteins and Uncovers Widespread
Protein Aggregation in Affected Brains.
findings: []
reference_review:
relevance: LOW
correctness: VERIFIED
review_notes: High-throughput neurodegenerative-disease interactome; generic protein binding only.
- id: PMID:33961781
title: Dual proteome-scale networks reveal cell-specific remodeling of the human interactome.
findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-399944
title: Other semaphorin interactions (CRMP signalling).
findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-399947
title: CRMP phosphorylation / semaphorin signalling reaction.
findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-399951
title: CRMP signalling reaction.
findings: []
- id: file:human/DPYSL5/DPYSL5-uniprot.txt
title: UniProt entry Q9BPU6 (DPYSL5)
findings:
- statement: DPYSL5 lacks the metal-cofactor-binding residues essential for dihydropyrimidinase activity.
supporting_text: Lacks most of the conserved residues that are essential for binding the metal cofactor
and hence for dihydropyrimidinase activity.
- statement: DPYSL5 belongs to the metallo-dependent hydrolase superfamily and negatively regulates
dendrite outgrowth.
supporting_text: Belongs to the metallo-dependent hydrolases superfamily.
aliases:
- CRMP5
- CRAM
- DRP-5
- DRP5
- ULIP-6
- ULIP6
- CRMP3-associated molecule
- Collapsin response mediator protein 5
core_functions:
- description: Catalytically inactive CRMP-family cytoskeletal regulator that negatively regulates dendrite/neurite
outgrowth and morphogenesis during neuronal development. Acts within the semaphorin/collapsin growth-cone
signalling system and through homo- and hetero-oligomerization with other CRMPs (notably DPYSL2/CRMP2);
it has lost the ancestral dihydropyrimidinase activity of the family.
directly_involved_in:
- id: GO:0050774
label: negative regulation of dendrite morphogenesis
locations:
- id: GO:0005829
label: cytosol
- id: GO:0030425
label: dendrite
supported_by:
- reference_id: PMID:33894126
supporting_text: Missense variants in DPYSL5 cause a neurodevelopmental disorder with corpus callosum
agenesis and cerebellar abnormalities.
- reference_id: file:human/DPYSL5/DPYSL5-uniprot.txt
supporting_text: 'FUNCTION: Involved in the negative regulation of dendrite outgrowth.'
suggested_questions:
- question: Does DPYSL5/CRMP5 retain any residual or neofunctionalized enzymatic activity, or is it strictly
a non-catalytic scaffold? The UniProt CAUTION asserts loss of dihydropyrimidinase activity, but no
assay has excluded all hydrolase activities.
- question: What is the molecular mechanism by which DPYSL5 negatively regulates dendrite outgrowth -
does it antagonize CRMP2 (DPYSL2) within hetero-oligomers, and is this mediated through microtubule
dynamics?
suggested_experiments:
- hypothesis: DPYSL5 has no metallo-hydrolase activity of any kind, consistent with loss of the metal-binding
site.
description: Express and purify recombinant DPYSL5 and assay a panel of amidohydrolase/C-N hydrolase
substrates (including dihydropyrimidinase substrates) with and without divalent metal supplementation;
compare to active DPYS as a positive control.
- hypothesis: DPYSL5 negatively regulates dendrite outgrowth by antagonizing CRMP2 in hetero-oligomers.
description: Test dendrite outgrowth in neurons co-expressing DPYSL5 and CRMP2 variants that disrupt
hetero-oligomerization, quantifying dendrite number/length.