Nuclear localization of the Hermes transposase depends on basic amino acid residues at the N-terminus of the protein

Journal of Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 778-790

  Michel, K ^a   Atkinson, P W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hermes; NLS; Nuclear localization; Transformation; Transposase

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HERMES TRANSPOSASE; HYBRID PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; TRANSPOSASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CELL NUCLEUS; DIFFUSION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE EXPRESSION SYSTEM; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MOLECULAR SIZE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNAL; NUCLEAR PORE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRANSPOSON;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE DELETION; GENES, REPORTER; GLUCURONIDASE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; LYSINE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNALS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRANSPOSASES;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EUKARYOTA; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0037974264     PISSN: 07302312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcb.10554     Document Type: Article

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