Nucleoporin
FunctionNucleoporins (NUP) are constituents of the nuclear pore complex which regulates the flow of macromolecules across the nuclear envelope. They are named according to their molecular weights. They contain a domain which binds the protein RAN (RANBD), N-terminal domain (NTD) and C-terminal domain (CTD)[1].
DiseaseNUP98 and NUP214 gene translocation is associated with myeloid and lymphoid malignancies. NUP88 is over expressed in ovarian tumors. NUP214 is the functional receptor of adenovirus 2 nucleocapsids[4]. 3D Structures of Nucleoporin
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- ↑ Belanger KD, Kenna MA, Wei S, Davis LI. Genetic and physical interactions between Srp1p and nuclear pore complex proteins Nup1p and Nup2p. J Cell Biol. 1994 Aug;126(3):619-30. PMID:8045927
- ↑ Solsbacher J, Maurer P, Vogel F, Schlenstedt G. Nup2p, a yeast nucleoporin, functions in bidirectional transport of importin alpha. Mol Cell Biol. 2000 Nov;20(22):8468-79. PMID:11046143
- ↑ Cronshaw JM, Matunis MJ. The nuclear pore complex: disease associations and functional correlations. Trends Endocrinol Metab. 2004 Jan-Feb;15(1):34-9. PMID:14693424