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XB-ART-20450
Cell 1994 Dec 02;795:767-78.
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Isolation of a protein that is essential for the first step of nuclear protein import.

Görlich D , Prehn S , Laskey RA , Hartmann E .


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We have purified a cytosolic protein from Xenopus eggs that is essential for selective protein import into the cell nucleus. The purified protein, named importin, promotes signal-dependent binding of karyophilic proteins to the nuclear envelope. We have cloned, sequenced, and expressed a corresponding cDNA. Importin shows 44% sequence identity with SRP1p, a protein associated with the yeast nuclear pore complex. Complete, signal-dependent import into HeLa nuclei can be reconstituted by combining importin purified from Xenopus eggs or expressed in E. coli with Ran/TC4. Evidence for additional stimulatory factors is provided.

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Species referenced: Xenopus
Genes referenced: ran