Characterization of the nuclear protein import mechanism using Ran mutants with altered nucleotide binding specificities

EMBO Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 24, 1996, Pages 7120-7128

  Weis, Karsten ^a   Dingwall, Colin ^b   Lamond, Angus I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nuclear pore complex; Nuclear protein import; Ran; Translocation; XTP

Indexed keywords

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; GUANOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; MUTANT PROTEIN; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; NUCLEOSIDE TRIPHOSPHATASE; NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; ENERGY; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

EID: 0030454052     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb01103.x     Document Type: Article

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