title: The small GTPase Ran: interpreting the signs.
abstract: The small GTPase Ran has roles in nuclear transport, mitotic spindle assembly and nuclear envelope assembly. During the past three years, it has become clear that many of these processes rely on conserved molecular mechanisms involving Ran-GTP-binding proteins of the importin-beta superfamily. Moreover, recent experimental evidence has documented the distribution of Ran-GTP within cells and supported the notion that Ran plays a central role in the spatial and temporal organization of the eukaryotic cell.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Gene Regulation and Development, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/National Institutes of Health, Building 18T, Room 106, 18 Library Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892-5431, USA.
authors.forename: B Booth
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Quimby
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dasso
mesh_terms: D021581:Active Transport, Cell Nucleus / Q000502:physiology*; D020558:GTP Phosphohydrolases / Q000502:physiology*; D009685:Nuclear Envelope / Q000502:physiology; D008941:Spindle Apparatus / Q000502:physiology; D020931:ran GTP-Binding Protein / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D020558:GTP Phosphohydrolases; D020931:ran GTP-Binding Protein