The selective permeability barrier in the nuclear pore complex.
The nuclear pore complex (NPC) mediates the shuttle transport of macromolecules between the nucleus and cytoplasm in eukaryotic cells. The permeability barrier formed by intrinsically disordered phenylalanine-glycine-rich nucleoporins (FG-Nups) in the NPC functions as the critical selective control for nucleocytoplasmic transport. Signal-independent small molecules (< 40 kDa) passively diffuse through the pore, but passage of large cargo molecules is inhibited unless they are chaperoned by nuclear transport receptors (NTRs). NTRs are capable of interacting with FG-Nups and guide the cargos to cross the barrier by facilitated diffusion. The native conformation of the FG-Nups permeability barrier and the competition among multiple NTRs interacting with this barrier in the native NPCs are the 2 core questions still being highly debated in the field. Recently, we applied high-speed super-resolution fluorescence microscopy to map out the natural structure of the FG-Nups barrier and determined the competition among multiple NTRs as they interact with the barrier in the native NPCs. In this extra-view article, we will review the current understanding in the configuration and function of FG-Nups barrier and highlight the new evidence obtained recently to answer the core questions in nucleocytoplasmic transport.
a Department of Biology , Temple University , Philadelphia , PA , USA.
Christina
C
Li
a Department of Biology , Temple University , Philadelphia , PA , USA.
Alexander
A
Goryaynov
a Department of Biology , Temple University , Philadelphia , PA , USA.
Weidong
W
Yang
D021581:Active Transport, Cell Nucleus; D006801:Humans; D022022:Nuclear Pore / Q000378:metabolism*; D028861:Nuclear Pore Complex Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D010539:Permeability; D011487:Protein Conformation
D028861:Nuclear Pore Complex Proteins
Nucleoporins; intrinsically disordered proteins; nucleocytoplasmic transport; super-resolution fluorescence microcopy
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