Nuclear import of the Ran exchange factor, RCC1, is mediated by at least two distinct mechanisms

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 149, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 835-849

  Nemergut, Michael E ^a,b   Macara, Ian G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA binding protein; Importin; Nuclear pore complex; Nuclear transport; Permeabilized cells

Indexed keywords

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR; KARYOPHERIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ENERGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; ENERGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CELL COMPARTMENTATION; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL NUCLEUS; DIGITONIN; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTORS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNALS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; RAN GTP-BINDING PROTEIN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034658460     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.149.4.835     Document Type: Article

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