Importin β, transportin, RanBP5 and RanBP7 mediate nuclear import of ribosomal proteins in mammalian cells

EMBO Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 15, 1998, Pages 4491-4502

  Jäkel, Stefan ^a   Görlich, Dirk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Importin ; Nuclear transport; RanBP7; Ribosomes; Transportin

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; KARYOPHERIN; RIBOSOME PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NUCLEOLUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RIBOSOME SUBUNIT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ALPHA KARYOPHERINS; ANIMALS; BETA KARYOPHERINS; BINDING SITES; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CELL NUCLEUS; DOGS; GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; KARYOPHERINS; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNALS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; RAN GTP-BINDING PROTEIN; RECEPTORS, CYTOPLASMIC AND NUCLEAR; RIBOSOMAL PROTEINS;

EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0040251482     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.15.4491     Document Type: Article

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