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<font size=3> '''Structure of Kapβ2''' </font> | <font size=3> '''Structure of Kapβ2''' </font> | ||
Kapβ2 is a superhelix comprised of 20 HEAT repeats (the name HEAT derives from Huntington, Elongation factor 3 A subunit of protein phosphatase 2A and Tor1 kinase), each of which consists of <scene name='37/372725/Kapb2_with_nls_heat_repeat1/1'>two anti-parallel helices</scene>. The electrostatic potential of the internal surface of Kapβ2 superhelix at the C-terminal arch is negative. HEAT repeats 9-13 and 14-18 form the binding site of Kapβ2 cargos while repeats 1-8 constitute the Ran GTPase binding site.3 Ran GTPase, a small 216-residue protein, is found more frequently in the nucleus and enables cargos to be released from Kapβ2. | Kapβ2 is a superhelix comprised of 20 HEAT repeats (the name HEAT derives from Huntington, Elongation factor 3 A subunit of protein phosphatase 2A and Tor1 kinase), each of which consists of <scene name='37/372725/Kapb2_with_nls_heat_repeat1/1'>two anti-parallel helices</scene> (shown in red). The electrostatic potential of the internal surface of Kapβ2 superhelix at the C-terminal arch is negative. HEAT repeats 9-13 and 14-18 form the binding site of Kapβ2 cargos while repeats 1-8 constitute the Ran GTPase binding site.3 Ran GTPase, a small 216-residue protein, is found more frequently in the nucleus and enables cargos to be released from Kapβ2. | ||