The yeast nuclear pore complex: composition, architecture, and transport mechanism

Autor: M P, Rout, J D, Aitchison, A, Suprapto, K, Hjertaas, Y, Zhao, B T, Chait
Rok vydání: 2000
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Zdroj: The Journal of Cell Biology
ISSN: 0021-9525
Popis: An understanding of how the nuclear pore complex (NPC) mediates nucleocytoplasmic exchange requires a comprehensive inventory of the molecular components of the NPC and a knowledge of how each component contributes to the overall structure of this large molecular translocation machine. Therefore, we have taken a comprehensive approach to classify all components of the yeast NPC (nucleoporins). This involved identifying all the proteins present in a highly enriched NPC fraction, determining which of these proteins were nucleoporins, and localizing each nucleoporin within the NPC. Using these data, we present a map of the molecular architecture of the yeast NPC and provide evidence for a Brownian affinity gating mechanism for nucleocytoplasmic transport.
Databáze: OpenAIRE