Abstract
The nuclear import factor p10 was cloned from Saccharomyces cerevisiae and found to be essential. The protein p10 can bind directly to several peptide repeat-containing nucleoporins. It also binds to the guanosine triphosphatase (GTPase) Ran in its guanosine diphosphate (GDP)-bound form and to karyopherin β. Assembly of the karyopherin heterodimer on immobilized nucleoporin yielded cooperative binding of p10 and Ran-GDP. Addition of GTP to this pentameric complex led to dissociation of karyopherin α, presumably via in situ formation of Ran-GTP from Ran-GDP. Thus, p10 appears to coordinate the Ran-dependent association and dissociation reactions underlying nuclear import.
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Created | 18 years, 9 months ago (Oct. 27, 2006, 2:30 p.m.) |
Deposited | 1 year, 7 months ago (Jan. 12, 2024, 5:02 p.m.) |
Indexed | 2 weeks, 5 days ago (Aug. 2, 2025, 12:39 a.m.) |
Issued | 29 years, 4 months ago (April 5, 1996) |
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@article{Nehrbass_1996, title={Role of the Nuclear Transport Factor p10 in Nuclear Import}, volume={272}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.272.5258.120}, DOI={10.1126/science.272.5258.120}, number={5258}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Nehrbass, Ulf and Blobel, Günter}, year={1996}, month=apr, pages={120–122} }