RanBP3 contains an unusual nuclear localization signal that is imported preferentially by importin-α3

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 8400-8411

  Welch, Katie ^a,c   Franke, Jacqueline ^b   Köhler, Matthias ^b   Macara, Ian G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; KARYOPHERIN; VIRUS T ANTIGEN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DELETION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNAL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN INTERACTION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; SIMIAE; SIMIAN VIRUS; SIMIAN VIRUS 40;

EID: 0033499620     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/mcb.19.12.8400     Document Type: Article

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