The yeast nucleoporin Nsp1 binds nuclear localization sequences in vitro

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 363-372

  Barth, Werner ^a   Stochaj, Ursula ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Nsp1; Nuclear localization sequence; Nuclear pore complex; Nucleoporin; Protein targeting; Yeast

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NSP1 PROTEIN, S CEREVISIAE; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; NUCLEOPORIN; NUP1 PROTEIN, S CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHEMISTRY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IN VITRO STUDY; METABOLISM; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SIMIAN VIRUS 40; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BINDING SITES; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGAL PROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; NUCLEAR PORE COMPLEX PROTEINS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SIMIAN VIRUS 40;

EID: 0030345359     PISSN: 08298211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/o96-039     Document Type: Article

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