| Literature DB >> 9188526 |
S A Richards1, K L Carey, I G Macara.
Abstract
A leucine-rich nuclear export signal (NES) allows rapid export of proteins from cell nuclei. Microinjection studies revealed a role for the guanosine triphosphatase (GTPase) Ran in NES-mediated export. Nuclear injection of a Ran mutant (Thr24 --> Asn) blocked protein export but not import, whereas depletion of the Ran nucleotide exchange factor RCC1 blocked protein import but not export. However, injection of Ran GTPase-activating protein (RanGAP) into RCC1-depleted cell nuclei inhibited export. Coinjection with Ran mutants insensitive to RanGAP prevented this inhibition. Therefore, NES-mediated protein export appears to require a Ran-GTP complex but does not require Ran-dependent GTP hydrolysis.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID: 9188526 DOI: 10.1126/science.276.5320.1842
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728