title: Identification of a nuclear targeting sequence in the Fos protein.
abstract: The product of the proto-oncogene fos is a nuclear phosphoprotein. We have investigated if nuclear location of Fos protein is mediated by a nuclear targeting sequence. We show that the cytoplasmic chicken pyruvate kinase protein translocates to the nucleus if fused to the 22 amino acid Fos basic region (amino acids 139-161). However, the nuclear localization of the Fos protein is not affected if the basic region is deleted. We propose that Fos protein contains multiple nuclear targeting sequences which may act independently or in concert with one another.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Biology and Virology Laboratory, Salk Institute, San Diego, California 92186-5800.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tratner
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Verma
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000502:physiology; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004058:Diffusion; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D010957:Plasmids; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D011770:Pyruvate Kinase; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D011770:Pyruvate Kinase