Structure of Nup120Structure of Nup120

Structural highlights

3f7f is a 4 chain structure with sequence from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2.6Å
Ligands:
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Function

NU120_YEAST Functions as a component of the nuclear pore complex (NPC). NPC components, collectively referred to as nucleoporins (NUPs), can play the role of both NPC structural components and of docking or interaction partners for transiently associated nuclear transport factors. NUP120 is involved in nuclear poly(A)+ RNA and pre-ribosome export, in GSP1 nuclear import, in NPC assembly and distribution, as well as in nuclear envelope organization.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Evolutionary Conservation

 

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Publication Abstract from PubMed

The Nup84 complex constitutes a key building block in the nuclear pore complex (NPC). Here we present the crystal structure of one of its 7 components, Nup120, which reveals a beta propeller and an alpha-helical domain representing a novel fold. We discovered a previously unidentified interaction of Nup120 with Nup133 and confirmed the physiological relevance in vivo. As mapping of the individual components in the Nup84 complex places Nup120 and Nup133 at opposite ends of the heptamer, our findings indicate a head-to-tail arrangement of elongated Nup84 complexes into a ring structure, consistent with a fence-like coat for the nuclear pore membrane. The attachment site for Nup133 lies at the very end of an extended unstructured region, which allows for flexibility in the diameter of the Nup84 complex ring. These results illuminate important roles of terminal unstructured segments in nucleoporins for the architecture, function, and assembly of the NPC.

Structural and functional analysis of Nup120 suggests ring formation of the Nup84 complex.,Seo HS, Ma Y, Debler EW, Wacker D, Kutik S, Blobel G, Hoelz A Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Aug 25;106(34):14281-6. Epub 2009 Aug 11. PMID:19706512[6]

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See Also

References

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  2. Siniossoglou S, Wimmer C, Rieger M, Doye V, Tekotte H, Weise C, Emig S, Segref A, Hurt EC. A novel complex of nucleoporins, which includes Sec13p and a Sec13p homolog, is essential for normal nuclear pores. Cell. 1996 Jan 26;84(2):265-75. PMID:8565072
  3. Stage-Zimmermann T, Schmidt U, Silver PA. Factors affecting nuclear export of the 60S ribosomal subunit in vivo. Mol Biol Cell. 2000 Nov;11(11):3777-89. PMID:11071906
  4. Lutzmann M, Kunze R, Buerer A, Aebi U, Hurt E. Modular self-assembly of a Y-shaped multiprotein complex from seven nucleoporins. EMBO J. 2002 Feb 1;21(3):387-97. PMID:11823431 doi:10.1093/emboj/21.3.387
  5. Gao H, Sumanaweera N, Bailer SM, Stochaj U. Nuclear accumulation of the small GTPase Gsp1p depends on nucleoporins Nup133p, Rat2p/Nup120p, Nup85p, Nic96p, and the acetyl-CoA carboxylase Acc1p. J Biol Chem. 2003 Jul 11;278(28):25331-40. Epub 2003 May 1. PMID:12730220 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M301607200
  6. Seo HS, Ma Y, Debler EW, Wacker D, Kutik S, Blobel G, Hoelz A. Structural and functional analysis of Nup120 suggests ring formation of the Nup84 complex. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Aug 25;106(34):14281-6. Epub 2009 Aug 11. PMID:19706512

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