title: Identification of hSRP1 alpha as a functional receptor for nuclear localization sequences.
abstract: Import of proteins into the nucleus is a two-step process, involving nuclear localization sequence (NLS)-dependent docking of the substrate at the nuclear envelope followed by translocation through the nuclear pore. A recombinant human protein, hSRP1 alpha, bound in vitro specifically and directly to substrates containing either a simple or bipartite NLS motif. hSRP1 alpha promoted docking of import substrates to the nuclear envelope and together with recombinant human Ran reconstituted complete nuclear protein import. Thus, hSRP1 alpha has the properties of a cytosolic receptor for both simple and bipartite NLS motifs.
authors.affiliation: European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Weis
authors.forename: I W
authors.initials: IW
authors.lastname: Mattaj
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Lamond
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000502:physiology; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism*; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D005810:Multigene Family; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D011485:Protein Binding; D021382:Protein Sorting Signals / Q000378:metabolism; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: C075564:NOLC1 protein, human; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D021382:Protein Sorting Signals; D011994:Recombinant Proteins