Importin α: functions as a nuclear transport factor and beyond

M Oka, Y Yoneda - Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Series B, 2018 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Nucleocytoplasmic transport is an essential process in eukaryotes. The molecular
mechanisms underlying nuclear transport that involve the nuclear transport receptor, small …

Nucleocytoplasmic protein traffic and its significance to cell function

Y Yoneda - Genes to Cells, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
In eukaryotic cells, cell functions are maintained in an orderly manner through the
continuous traffic of various proteins between the cell nucleus and the cytoplasm. The …

Nucleocytoplasmic protein transport and recycling of Ran

Y Yoneda, M Hieda, E Nagoshi… - Cell structure and …, 1999 - jstage.jst.go.jp
抄録 The active transport of proteins into and out of the nucleus is mediated by specific
signals, the nuclear localzation signal (NLS) and nuclear export signal (NES), respectively …

β-subunit of nuclear pore-targeting complex (importin-β) can be exported from the nucleus in a Ran-independent manner

S Kose, N Imamoto, T Tachibana, M Yoshida… - Journal of Biological …, 1999 - ASBMB
The nuclear export of importin-α is mediated by CAS, which is related to importin-β, whereas
the mechanism for the export of importin-β remains unclear. In this study, we demonstrate …

Transport between the cell nucleus and the cytoplasm

D Görlich, U Kutay - Annual review of cell and developmental …, 1999 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract The compartmentation of eukaryotic cells requires all nuclear proteins to be
imported from the cytoplasm, whereas, for example, transfer RNAs, messenger RNAs, and …

Two different subunits of importin cooperate to recognize nuclear localization signals and bind them to the nuclear envelope

D Görlich, S Kostka, R Kraft, C Dingwall, RA Laskey… - Current Biology, 1995 - cell.com
Background: Selective protein import into the cell nucleus occurs in two steps: binding to the
nuclear envelope, followed by energy-dependent transit through the nuclear pore complex …

Importin α: a key molecule in nuclear transport and non-transport functions

Y Miyamoto, K Yamada, Y Yoneda - The journal of biochemistry, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Importin α performs the indispensable role of ferrying proteins from the cytoplasm into the
nucleus with a transport carrier, importin β1. Mammalian cells from mouse or human contain …

Protein export from the nucleus

B Ossareh‐Nazari, C Gwizdek, C Dargemont - Traffic, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
The evolution of the nucleus imposed on eukaryotic cells the necessity to strictly control
exchange of molecules between the nucleus and the remainder of the cell, not only to …

Interactions between a nuclear transporter and a subset of nuclear pore complex proteins depend on Ran GTPase

M Seedorf, M Damelin, J Kahana… - Molecular and cellular …, 1999 - Am Soc Microbiol
Proteins to be transported into the nucleus are recognized by members of the importin-
karyopherin nuclear transport receptor family. After docking at the nuclear pore complex …

Importin α: a multipurpose nuclear-transport receptor

DS Goldfarb, AH Corbett, DA Mason, MT Harreman… - Trends in cell …, 2004 - cell.com
The importin α/β heterodimer targets hundreds of proteins to the nuclear-pore complex
(NPC) and facilitates their translocation across the nuclear envelope. Importin α binds to …