title: Protein translocation. GTPase cycle for nuclear transport.
abstract: The discovery that the small Ras-like GTPase, Ran, is required for the transport of proteins into the nucleus suggests a general mechanism for protein import.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of Rochester, New York 14627.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Goldfarb
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism*; D020558:GTP Phosphohydrolases / Q000378:metabolism*; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008954:Models, Biological; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational; D020931:ran GTP-Binding Protein
chemical_list: D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D020558:GTP Phosphohydrolases; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins; D020931:ran GTP-Binding Protein