期刊
EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH
卷 319, 期 4, 页码 367-375出版社
ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2012.12.007
关键词
Enhanced green fluorescent; protein (EGFP); Eukaryotic ribosomal protein L7; Fluorescent recovery after; photobleaching (FRAP); Importin beta 2; Importin beta 3; Nuclear localization signal (NLS)
资金
- Ministry of Education, Taiwan
In this study, we used a multiple copy (EGFP)(3) reporter system to establish a numeric nuclear index system to assess the degree of nuclear import. The system was first validated by a FRAP assay, and then was applied to evaluate the essential and multifaceted nature of basic amino acid clusters during the nuclear import of ribosomal protein L7. The results indicate that the sequence context of the basic cluster determines the degree of nuclear import, and that the number of basic residues in the cluster is irrelevant; rather the position of the pertinent basic residues is crucial. Moreover, it also found that the type of carrier protein used by basic cluster has a great impact on the degree of nuclear import. In case of L7, importin beta 2 or importin beta 3 are preferentially used by clusters with a high import efficiency, notwithstanding that other importins are also used by clusters with a weaker level of nuclear import. Such a preferential usage of multiple basic clusters and importins to gain nuclear entry would seem to be a common practice among ribosomal proteins in order to ensure their full participation in high rate ribosome synthesis. (C) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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