Importin α can migrate into the nucleus in an importin β- and Ran-independent manner

EMBO Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 21, 2002, Pages 5833-5842

  Miyamoto, Yoichi ^a   Hieda, Miki ^a   Harreman, Michelle T ^a   Fukumoto, Masahiro ^a   Saiwaki, Takuya ^a   Hodel, Alec E ^a   Corbett, Anita H ^a   Yoneda, Yoshihiro ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

ATP; Importin ; Nuclear pore complex; Nuclear transport; Time lapse experiment

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; KARYOPHERIN ALPHA; KARYOPHERIN BETA; MUTANT PROTEIN; RAN PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ALPHA KARYOPHERINS; ANIMALS; BETA KARYOPHERINS; CATTLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOSOL; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; HYDROLYSIS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RAN GTP-BINDING PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0036846540     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/cdf569     Document Type: Article

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