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DPYSL2 - dihydropyrimidinase-like 2
Entrez Gene Name: dihydropyrimidinase-like 2
Synonyms: AI851130, CRMP2, DHPRP2, DPYSL2, DRP-2, Musunc33, TOAD-64, Tuc-2a, Ulip2

Gene Summary

  • Rat (25416): membrane-associated protein, may be important for axonal outgrowth and pathfinding [RGD]

Cell Regulation

Regulates:
  • DPYSL2
  • Tubulin
  • PLD2
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Regulated by:
  • CDK5
  • GSK3B
  • Rock
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Binds:
  • WIPF1
  • Tubulin
  • DPYSL5
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Role in cell:
  • outgrowth
  • formation
  • branching
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Disease:
  • schizophrenia
  • Alzheimer's disease
  • bipolar affective disorder
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Biological Process

cell differentiation, multicellular organismal development, nervous system development, nucleobase, nucleoside, nucleotide and nucleic acid metabolic process, regulation of axon extension, signal transduction

Cellular Components

axon, cell soma, cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, dendrite, growth cone, mitochondrion

Literature References

  • 15652488Yoshimura T, Kawano Y, Arimura N, Kawabata S, Kikuchi A, Kaibuchi K. GSK-3beta Regulates Phosphorylation of CRMP-2 and Neuronal Polarity.Cell 2005 Jan 14;120(1):137-49
  • 15630019Govek EE, Newey SE, Van Aelst L. The role of the Rho GTPases in neuronal development.Genes Dev 2005 01 1;19(1):1-49
  • 18460467Cole AR, Soutar MP, Rembutsu M, van Aalten L, Hastie CJ, McLauchlan H, Peggie M, Balastik M, Lu KP, Sutherland C. Relative resistance of Cdk5-phosphorylated CRMP2 to dephosphorylation.J Biol Chem 2008 Jun 27;283(26):18227-37
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Molecular Functions

dihydropyrimidinase activity, hydrolase activity, hydrolase activity, acting on carbon-nitrogen (but not peptide) bonds, protein binding

Protein Domains

Dihydropyrimidinase, enzyme, protein binding

Subcellular Locations

axons, cell body, cellular membrane, cytoplasm, cytosol, dendrites, detergent-insoluble fractions, detergent-soluble fraction, growth cone, membrane fraction, membrane processes, microtubule tips, microtubules, midbody, mitotic spindle, myelin enriched fraction, neurites, nucleus, soluble fraction