The monopartite nuclear localization signal of autoimmune regulator mediates its nuclear import and interaction with multiple importin α molecules

FEBS Journal

Volumn 273, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 315-324

  Ilmarinen, Tanja ^a   Melén, Krister ^a   Kangas, Hannele ^a   Julkunen, Ilkka ^a   Ulmanen, Ismo ^a   Eskelin, Petra ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Autoimmune regulator (AIRE); Importin ; Karyopherin ; Nuclear import

Indexed keywords

AUTOIMMUNE REGULATOR PROTEIN; KARYOPHERIN ALPHA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE POLYENDOCRINOPATHY CANDIDIASIS ECTODERMAL DYSTROPHY; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CERCOPITHECIDAE; GENE MUTATION; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IN VITRO STUDY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR IMPORT; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNAL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

ALPHA KARYOPHERINS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; COS CELLS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNALS; PLASMIDS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TWO-HYBRID SYSTEM TECHNIQUES;

ANIMALIA; ARMADILLO; CERCOPITHECIDAE;

EID: 33645037895     PISSN: 1742464X     EISSN: 17424658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2005.05065.x     Document Type: Article

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