Nuclear localization signals for four distinct Karyopherin-β nuclear import systems

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 468, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 353-362

  Soniat, Michael ^a   Chook, Yuh Min ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Importin; Karyopherin; Nuclear import; Nuclear localization signal (NLS); Nuclear pore; Nucleocytoplasmic transport

Indexed keywords

KAP121 PROTEIN; KARYOPHERIN BETA; KARYOPHERIN BETA2; LYSINE; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ISOPROTEIN; NUCLEAR EXPORT SIGNAL; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEIN;

BINDING SITE; BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR IMPORT; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNAL; POLYADENYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL NUCLEUS; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NUCLEAR EXPORT SIGNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

BETA KARYOPHERINS; CELL NUCLEUS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NUCLEAR EXPORT SIGNALS; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNALS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS;

EID: 84934920273     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: 14708728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20150368     Document Type: Review

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