scholarly journals Influence of cargo size on Ran and energy requirements for nuclear protein import

2002 ◽  
Vol 159 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan K. Lyman ◽  
Tinglu Guan ◽  
Janna Bednenko ◽  
Harald Wodrich ◽  
Larry Gerace
Keyword(s):  
Biochemical Analysis ◽  
Protein Import ◽  
Small Gtpase ◽  
Nucleoside Triphosphate ◽  
Nuclear Pore ◽  
Central Regions ◽  
Importin Α ◽  
Direct Binding ◽  
Gtpase Ran

Previous work has shown that the transport of some small protein cargoes through the nuclear pore complex (NPC) can occur in vitro in the absence of nucleoside triphosphate hydrolysis. We now demonstrate that in the importin α/β and transportin import pathways, efficient in vitro transport of large proteins, in contrast to smaller proteins, requires hydrolyzable GTP and the small GTPase Ran. Morphological and biochemical analysis indicates that the presence of Ran and GTP allows large cargo to efficiently cross central regions of the NPC. We further demonstrate that this function of RanGTP at least partly involves its direct binding to importin β and transportin. We suggest that RanGTP functions in these pathways to promote the transport of large cargo by enhancing the ability of import complexes to traverse diffusionally restricted areas of the NPC.

scholarly journals The cytoplasmic filaments of the nuclear pore complex are dispensable for selective nuclear protein import

2002 ◽  
Vol 158 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tobias C. Walther ◽  
Helen S. Pickersgill ◽  
Volker C. Cordes ◽  
Martin W. Goldberg ◽  
Terry D. Allen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Pore Complex ◽  
Nuclear Import ◽  
Protein Import ◽  
Nuclear Localization Sequence ◽  
Nuclear Pore ◽  
Slight Reduction ◽  
Cytoplasmic Filaments ◽  
Localization Sequence ◽  
Importin Α

The nuclear pore complex (NPC) mediates bidirectional macromolecular traffic between the nucleus and cytoplasm in eukaryotic cells. Eight filaments project from the NPC into the cytoplasm and are proposed to function in nuclear import. We investigated the localization and function of two nucleoporins on the cytoplasmic face of the NPC, CAN/Nup214 and RanBP2/Nup358. Consistent with previous data, RanBP2 was localized at the cytoplasmic filaments. In contrast, CAN was localized near the cytoplasmic coaxial ring. Unexpectedly, extensive blocking of RanBP2 with gold-conjugated antibodies failed to inhibit nuclear import. Therefore, RanBP2-deficient NPCs were generated by in vitro nuclear assembly in RanBP2-depleted Xenopus egg extracts. NPCs were formed that lacked cytoplasmic filaments, but that retained CAN. These nuclei efficiently imported nuclear localization sequence (NLS) or M9 substrates. NPCs lacking CAN retained RanBP2 and cytoplasmic filaments, and showed a minor NLS import defect. NPCs deficient in both CAN and RanBP2 displayed no cytoplasmic filaments and had a strikingly immature cytoplasmic appearance. However, they showed only a slight reduction in NLS-mediated import, no change in M9-mediated import, and were normal in growth and DNA replication. We conclude that RanBP2 is the major nucleoporin component of the cytoplasmic filaments of the NPC, and that these filaments do not have an essential role in importin α/β– or transportin-dependent import.

scholarly journals Reconstituted nuclei depleted of a vertebrate GLFG nuclear pore protein, p97, import but are defective in nuclear growth and replication.

1995 ◽  
Vol 128 (5) ◽  
pp. 721-736 ◽  
Author(s):  
M A Powers ◽  
C Macaulay ◽  
F R Masiarz ◽  
D J Forbes
Keyword(s):  
Protein Import ◽  
Polyclonal Antiserum ◽  
Peptide Sequence ◽  
Nuclear Pore ◽  
Chromosomal Dna ◽  
Nuclear Pore Protein ◽  
Egg Extracts ◽  
Xenopus Egg ◽  
Punctate Pattern

Xenopus egg extracts provide a powerful system for in vitro reconstitution of nuclei and analysis of nuclear transport. Such cell-free extracts contain three major N-acetylglucosaminylated proteins: p200, p97, and p60. Both p200 and p60 have been found to be components of the nuclear pore. Here, the role of p97 has been investigated. Xenopus p97 was isolated and antisera were raised and affinity purified. Immunolocalization experiments indicate that p97 is present in a punctate pattern on the nuclear envelope and also in the nuclear interior. Peptide sequence analysis reveals that p97 contains a GLFG motif which defines a family of yeast nuclear pore proteins, as well as a peptide that is identical at 11/15 amino acids to a specific member of the GLFG family, NUP116. An additional peptide is highly homologous to a second sequence found in NUP116 and other members of the yeast GLFG family. A monoclonal antibody to the GLFG domain cross-reacts with a major Xenopus protein of 97 kD and polyclonal antiserum to p97 recognizes the yeast GLFG nucleoporin family. The p97 antiserum was used to immunodeplete Xenopus egg cytosol and p97-deficient nuclei were reconstituted. The p97-depleted nuclei remained largely competent for nuclear protein import. However, in contrast to control nuclei, nuclei deficient in p97 fail to grow in size over time and do not replicate their chromosomal DNA. ssDNA replication in such extracts remains unaffected. Addition of the N-acetylglucosaminylated nuclear proteins of Xenopus or rat reverses these replication and growth defects. The possible role(s) of p97 in these nuclear functions is discussed.

scholarly journals Two Isoforms of Npap60 (Nup50) Differentially Regulate Nuclear Protein Import

2010 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 630-638 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yutaka Ogawa ◽  
Yoichi Miyamoto ◽  
Munehiro Asally ◽  
Masahiro Oka ◽  
Yoshinari Yasuda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Import ◽  
Protein Import ◽  
Nuclear Protein ◽  
Time Lapse ◽  
Binding Assays ◽  
Vitro Binding ◽  
Importin Α ◽  
Nuclear Protein Import

Npap60 (Nup50) is a nucleoporin that binds directly to importin α. In humans, there are two Npap60 isoforms: the long (Npap60L) and short (Npap60S) forms. In this study, we provide both in vitro and in vivo evidence that Npap60L and Npap60S function differently in nuclear protein import. In vitro binding assays revealed that Npap60S stabilizes the binding of importin α to classical NLS-cargo, whereas Npap60L promotes the release of NLS-cargo from importin α. In vivo time-lapse experiments showed that when the Npap60 protein level is controlled, allowing CAS to efficiently promote the dissociation of the Npap60/importin α complex, Npap60S and Npap60L suppress and accelerate the nuclear import of NLS-cargo, respectively. These results demonstrate that Npap60L and Npap60S have opposing functions and suggest that Npap60L and Npap60S levels must be carefully controlled for efficient nuclear import of classical NLS-cargo in humans. This study provides novel evidence that nucleoporin expression levels regulate nuclear import efficiency.

scholarly journals Specific Binding of the Karyopherin Kap121p to a Subunit of the Nuclear Pore Complex Containing Nup53p, Nup59p, and Nup170p

1998 ◽  
Vol 143 (7) ◽  
pp. 1813-1830 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcello Marelli ◽  
John D. Aitchison ◽  
Richard W. Wozniak
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Pore Complex ◽  
Core Protein ◽  
Specific Binding ◽  
Protein A ◽  
Small Gtpase ◽  
Nuclear Pore ◽  
Binding Assays ◽  
Reporter Protein ◽  
Physiological Relevance

We have identified a specific karyopherin docking complex within the yeast nuclear pore complex (NPC) that contains two novel, structurally related nucleoporins, Nup53p and Nup59p, and the NPC core protein Nup170p. This complex was affinity purified from cells expressing a functional Nup53p–protein A chimera. The localization of Nup53p, Nup59p, and Nup170p within the NPC by immunoelectron microscopy suggests that the Nup53p-containing complex is positioned on both the cytoplasmic and nucleoplasmic faces of the NPC core. In association with the isolated complex, we have also identified the nuclear transport factor Kap121p (Pse1p). Using in vitro binding assays, we showed that each of the nucleoporins interacts with one another. However, the association of Kap121p with the complex is mediated by its interaction with Nup53p. Moreover, Kap121p is the only β-type karyopherin that binds Nup53p suggesting that Nup53p acts as a specific Kap121p docking site. Kap121p can be released from Nup53p by the GTP bound form of the small GTPase Ran. The physiological relevance of the interaction between Nup53p and Kap121p was further underscored by the observation that NUP53 mutations alter the subcellular distribution of Kap121p and the Kap121p- mediated import of a ribosomal L25 reporter protein. Interestingly, Nup53p is specifically phosphorylated during mitosis. This phenomenon is correlated with a transient decrease in perinuclear-associated Kap121p.

scholarly journals Combining dehydration, construct optimization and improved data collection to solve the crystal structure of a CRM1–RanGTP–SPN1–Nup214 quaternary nuclear export complex

2015 ◽  
Vol 71 (12) ◽  
pp. 1481-1487 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Monecke ◽  
Achim Dickmanns ◽  
Manfred S. Weiss ◽  
Sarah A. Port ◽  
Ralph H. Kehlenbach ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Structure Determination ◽  
Nuclear Export ◽  
Conformational Flexibility ◽  
Small Gtpase ◽  
Nuclear Pore ◽  
Macromolecular Complexes ◽  
Construct Optimization ◽  
Transport Receptors ◽  
Gtpase Ran

High conformational flexibility is an intrinsic and indispensable property of nuclear transport receptors, which makes crystallization and structure determination of macromolecular complexes containing exportins or importins particularly challenging. Here, the crystallization and structure determination of a quaternary nuclear export complex consisting of the exportin CRM1, the small GTPase Ran in its GTP-bound form, the export cargo SPN1 and an FG repeat-containing fragment of the nuclear pore complex component nucleoporin Nup214 fused to maltose-binding protein is reported. Optimization of constructs, seeding and the development of a sophisticated protocol including successive PEG-mediated crystal dehydration as well as additional post-mounting steps were essential to obtain well diffracting crystals.

scholarly journals Monoclonal Antibodies to NTF2 Inhibit Nuclear Protein Import by Preventing Nuclear Translocation of the GTPase Ran

2000 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 703-719 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanne M. Steggerda ◽  
Ben E. Black ◽  
Bryce M. Paschal
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Pore Complex ◽  
Nuclear Import ◽  
Protein Import ◽  
Nuclear Translocation ◽  
Living Cells ◽  
Nuclear Accumulation ◽  
Nuclear Pore ◽  
Permeabilized Cells ◽  
Dependent Protein

Nuclear transport factor 2 (NTF2) is a soluble transport protein originally identified by its ability to stimulate nuclear localization signal (NLS)-dependent protein import in digitonin-permeabilized cells. NTF2 has been shown to bind nuclear pore complex proteins and the GDP form of Ran in vitro. Recently, it has been reported that NTF2 can stimulate the accumulation of Ran in digitonin-permeabilized cells. Evidence that NTF2 directly mediates Ran import or that NTF2 is required to maintain the nuclear concentration of Ran in living cells has not been obtained. Here we show that cytoplasmic injection of anti-NTF2 mAbs resulted in a dramatic relocalization of Ran to the cytoplasm. This provides the first evidence that NTF2 regulates the distribution of Ran in vivo. Moreover, anti-NTF2 mAbs inhibited nuclear import of both Ran and NLS-containing protein in vitro, suggesting that NTF2 stimulates NLS-dependent protein import by driving the nuclear accumulation of Ran. We also show that biotinylated NTF2-streptavidin microinjected into the cytoplasm accumulated at the nuclear envelope, indicating that NTF2 can target a binding partner to the nuclear pore complex. Taken together, our data show that NTF2 is an essential regulator of the Ran distribution in living cells and that NTF2-mediated Ran nuclear import is required for NLS-dependent protein import.

scholarly journals The Balance of RanBP1 and RCC1 Is Critical for Nuclear Assembly and Nuclear Transport

1997 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 1955-1970 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert T. Pu ◽  
Mary Dasso
Keyword(s):  
Dna Replication ◽  
Protein Import ◽  
Nuclear Transport ◽  
Small Gtpase ◽  
Stable Complex ◽  
Guanine Nucleotide ◽  
Vitro Assay ◽  
Nuclear Assembly ◽  
Egg Extracts

Ran is a small GTPase that is essential for nuclear transport, mRNA processing, maintenance of structural integrity of nuclei, and cell cycle control. RanBP1 is a highly conserved Ran guanine nucleotide dissociation inhibitor. We sought to use Xenopus egg extracts for the development of an in vitro assay for RanBP1 activity in nuclear assembly, protein import, and DNA replication. Surprisingly, when we used anti-RanBP1 antibodies to immunodeplete RanBP1 fromXenopus egg extracts, we found that the extracts were also depleted of RCC1, Ran’s guanine nucleotide exchange factor, suggesting that these proteins form a stable complex. In contrast to previous observations using extracts that had been depleted of RCC1 only, extracts lacking both RanBP1 and RCC1 (codepleted extracts) did not exhibit defects in assays of nuclear assembly, nuclear transport, or DNA replication. Addition of either recombinant RanBP1 or RCC1 to codepleted extracts to restore only one of the depleted proteins caused abnormal nuclear assembly and inhibited nuclear transport and DNA replication in a manner that could be rescued by further addition of RCC1 or RanBP1, respectively. Exogenous mutant Ran proteins could partially rescue nuclear function in extracts without RanBP1 or without RCC1, in a manner that was correlated with their nucleotide binding state. These results suggest that little RanBP1 or RCC1 is required for nuclear assembly, nuclear import, or DNA replication in the absence of the other protein. The results further suggest that the balance of GTP- and GDP-Ran is critical for proper nuclear assembly and function in vitro.

scholarly journals The Nsp1p Carboxy-Terminal Domain Is Organized into Functionally Distinct Coiled-Coil Regions Required for Assembly of Nucleoporin Subcomplexes and Nucleocytoplasmic Transport

2001 ◽  
Vol 21 (23) ◽  
pp. 7944-7955 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanne M. Bailer ◽  
Carolin Balduf ◽  
Ed Hurt
Keyword(s):  
Protein Import ◽  
Coiled Coil ◽  
Nucleocytoplasmic Transport ◽  
Nuclear Pore ◽  
Temperature Sensitive ◽  
Nuclear Pores ◽  
Terminal Domain ◽  
Carboxy Terminal Domain ◽  
Carboxy Terminal

ABSTRACT Nucleoporin Nsp1p, which has four predicted coiled-coil regions (coils 1 to 4) in the essential carboxy-terminal domain, is unique in that it is part of two distinct nuclear pore complex (NPC) subcomplexes, Nsp1p-Nup57p-Nup49p-Nic96p and Nsp1p-Nup82p-Nup159p. As shown by in vitro reconstitution, coiled-coil region 2 (residues 673 to 738) is sufficient to form heterotrimeric core complexes and can bind either Nup57p or Nup82p. Accordingly, interaction of Nup82p with Nsp1p coil 2 is competed by excess Nup57p. Strikingly, coil 3 and 4 mutants are still assembled into the core Nsp1p-Nup57p-Nup49p complex but no longer associate with Nic96p. Consistently, the Nsp1p-Nup57p-Nup49p core complex dissociates from the nuclear pores in nsp1coil 3 and 4 mutant cells, and as a consequence, defects in nuclear protein import are observed. Finally, the nsp1-L640Stemperature-sensitive mutation, which maps in coil 1, leads to a strong nuclear mRNA export defect. Thus, distinct coiled-coil regions within Nsp1p-C have separate functions that are related to the assembly of different NPC subcomplexes, nucleocytoplasmic transport, and incorporation into the nuclear pores.

scholarly journals A Role for RanBP1 in the Release of CRM1 from the Nuclear Pore Complex in a Terminal Step of Nuclear Export

1999 ◽  
Vol 145 (4) ◽  
pp. 645-657 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ralph H. Kehlenbach ◽  
Achim Dickmanns ◽  
Angelika Kehlenbach ◽  
Tinglu Guan ◽  
Larry Gerace
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Pore Complex ◽  
Nuclear Export ◽  
Nuclear Pore ◽  
Activated T Cells ◽  
Permeabilized Cells ◽  
Binding Domains ◽  
Biochemical Fractionation ◽  
Nuclear Export Receptor ◽  
Gtpase Ran

We recently developed an assay in which nuclear export of the shuttling transcription factor NFAT (nuclear factor of activated T cells) can be reconstituted in permeabilized cells with the GTPase Ran and the nuclear export receptor CRM1. We have now used this assay to identify another export factor. After preincubation of permeabilized cells with a Ran mutant that cannot hydrolyze GTP (RanQ69L), cytosol supports NFAT export, but CRM1 and Ran alone do not. The RanQ69L preincubation leads to accumulation of CRM1 at the cytoplasmic periphery of the nuclear pore complex (NPC) in association with the p62 complex and Can/Nup214. RanGTP-dependent association of CRM1 with these nucleoporins was reconstituted in vitro. By biochemical fractionation and reconstitution, we showed that RanBP1 restores nuclear export after the RanQ69L preincubation. It also stimulates nuclear export in cells that have not been preincubated with RanQ69L. RanBP1 as well as Ran-binding domains of the cytoplasmic nucleoporin RanBP2 promote the release of CRM1 from the NPC. Taken together, our results indicate that RanGTP is important for the targeting of export complexes to the cytoplasmic side of the NPC and that RanBP1 and probably RanBP2 are involved in the dissociation of nuclear export complexes from the NPC in a terminal step of transport.

Arabidopsis At2g40730 encodes a cytoplasmic protein involved in nuclear tRNA export

Botany ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 89 (3) ◽  
pp. 175-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron D. Johnstone ◽  
Robert T. Mullen ◽  
Dev Mangroo
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Export ◽  
Cell Cycle Progression ◽  
Nuclear Pore ◽  
Cytoplasmic Protein ◽  
Cycle Progression ◽  
Cellular Processes ◽  
Gtpase Ran ◽  
Cytoplasmic Side

Nuclear tRNA export plays an essential role in several key cellular processes, such as regulation of protein synthesis, cell cycle progression, response to nutrient availability and DNA damage, and development. While the overall mechanism of nuclear tRNA export is, in general, poorly understood, the details of specific steps are emerging from studies conducted in different organisms aimed at identifying and characterizing components involved in the process. Here, we report that Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh At2g40730 encodes CTEXP, a cytoplasmic protein component of the nuclear tRNA export process. CTEXP bound tRNA directly and saturably, and like the nuclear tRNA export receptor PAUSED, overexpression of CTEXP restored export of a nuclear export-defective lysine amber suppressor tRNA in tobacco cells. CTEXP was also found to associate with nucleoporins of the nuclear pore complex (NPC), PAUSED, and the GTPase Ran in vivo. CTEXP interacted directly with PAUSED in vitro and RanGTP, but not RanGDP. Furthermore, a portion of CTEXP appeared to associate with the NPC. Taken together, the data suggest that CTEXP assists with unloading of tRNAs from PAUSED at the cytoplasmic side of the NPC in plant cells.

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