NUTF2

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NUTF2
Protein NUTF2 PDB 1a2k.png
Available structures
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Identifiers
Aliases NUTF2 , NTF2, PP15, NTF-2, nuclear transport factor 2
External IDs OMIM: 605813 MGI: 3704482 HomoloGene: 110745 GeneCards: NUTF2
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
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UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_005796
NM_001322038
NM_001322039
NM_001322040
NM_001322041

Contents

XM_001473957

RefSeq (protein)

NP_080808
NP_001344158
NP_001344159

Location (UCSC) Chr 16: 67.85 – 67.87 Mb n/a
PubMed search [2] [3]
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Nuclear transport factor 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NUTF2 gene. [4] [5] [6]

Function

The protein encoded by this gene is a cytosolic factor that facilitates protein transport into the nucleus. It interacts with the nuclear pore complex glycoprotein p62. This encoded protein acts at a relative late stage of nuclear protein import, subsequent to the initial docking of nuclear import ligand at the nuclear envelope. It is thought to be part of a multicomponent system of cytosolic factors that assemble at the pore complex during nuclear import. [6]

Interactions

NUTF2 has been shown to interact with Nucleoporin 62 [4] { [7] and RAN. [8] [9]

Related Research Articles

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Catabolite activator protein</span> Trans-acting transcriptional activator

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ran (protein)</span> GTPase functioning in nuclear transport

Ran also known as GTP-binding nuclear protein Ran is a protein that in humans is encoded by the RAN gene. Ran is a small 25 kDa protein that is involved in transport into and out of the cell nucleus during interphase and also involved in mitosis. It is a member of the Ras superfamily.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nucleoporin 210kDa</span> Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nucleoporin 62</span> Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">KPNB1</span> Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

Importin subunit beta-1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KPNB1 gene.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">ARF1</span> Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Karyopherin alpha 1</span>

Importin subunit alpha-1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KPNA1 gene.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NUP98</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">RANBP2</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nucleoporin 153</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">HNRPD</span> Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Transportin 1</span> Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

Transportin-1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TNPO1 gene.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">RANGAP1</span>

Ran GTPase-activating protein 1 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the RANGAP1 gene.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">RANBP1</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">IPO7</span>

Importin-7 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the IPO7 gene.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NXT1</span> Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

NTF2-related export protein 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NXT1 gene.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nucleoporin 54</span>

Nucleoporin 54 (Nup54) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NUP54 gene.

RanGAP is a protein involved in the transport of other proteins from the cytosol to the nucleus in eukaryotic cells.

References

  1. 1 2 3 GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000102898 - Ensembl, May 2017
  2. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  3. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. 1 2 Paschal BM, Gerace L (Jun 1995). "Identification of NTF2, a cytosolic factor for nuclear import that interacts with nuclear pore complex protein p62". J Cell Biol. 129 (4): 925–937. doi:10.1083/jcb.129.4.925. PMC   2120498 . PMID   7744965.
  5. Grundmann U, Nerlich C, Rein T, Lottspeich F, Küpper HA (Jul 1988). "Isolation of cDNA coding for the placental protein 15 (PP15)". Nucleic Acids Res. 16 (10): 4721. doi:10.1093/nar/16.10.4721. PMC   336660 . PMID   3380696.
  6. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: NUTF2 nuclear transport factor 2".
  7. Hu T, Guan T, Gerace L (Aug 1996). "Molecular and functional characterization of the p62 complex, an assembly of nuclear pore complex glycoproteins". J. Cell Biol. 134 (3): 589–601. doi:10.1083/jcb.134.3.589. PMC   2120945 . PMID   8707840.
  8. Cushman I, Bowman BR, Sowa ME, Lichtarge O, Quiocho FA, Moore MS (Nov 2004). "Computational and biochemical identification of a nuclear pore complex binding site on the nuclear transport carrier NTF2". J. Mol. Biol. 344 (2): 303–310. doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2004.09.043. PMID   15522285.
  9. Stewart M, Kent HM, McCoy AJ (Apr 1998). "Structural basis for molecular recognition between nuclear transport factor 2 (NTF2) and the GDP-bound form of the Ras-family GTPase Ran". J. Mol. Biol. 277 (3): 635–646. doi:10.1006/jmbi.1997.1602. PMID   9533885.

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