Background:
DPYSL3(Dihydropyrimidinase-related protein 3) is also named as CRMP4, DRP3, ULIP, ULIP1 and belongs to the hydantoinase/dihydropyrimidinase subfamily.DPYSL3 is a developmentally regulated protein, strongly expressed in early embryonic post-mitotic neural cells, reaching a peak of expression around the first post-natal week. In the adult brain, DPYSL3 is present mainly in regions that retain neurogenesis.DPYSL3 protein is also found in synaptic sites at the adult neuromuscular junction where it may be involved in the maintenance of neuronal stability(PMID: 16135096).It has 2 isoforms produced by alternative splicing.