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Biophysical Characterization Of Structure And Dynamics Of Nuclear Pore Complex Components, Martin Kampmann
Biophysical Characterization Of Structure And Dynamics Of Nuclear Pore Complex Components, Martin Kampmann
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The Nuclear Pore Complex (NPC) mediates nucleo-cytoplasmic transport in all eukaryotes and is among the largest cellular assemblies of proteins, called nucleoporins (nups). The details of NPC architecture, dynamics, and mechanism are still unknown. NPCs can be dissected biochemically into distinct subcomplexes. One of the best-characterized subcomplexes, the Nup84 complex, consists of seven nups and was proposed to form a membrane-coating module of the NPC. I optimized the isolation of the heptameric complex from budding yeast and analyzed its structure by negative-stain electron microscopy (EM). My data confirm the previously reported flexible Y-shape. I solved the three-dimensional structures of two …
Architecture Of A Coat For The Nuclear Pore Membrane, Kuo-Chiang Hsia
Architecture Of A Coat For The Nuclear Pore Membrane, Kuo-Chiang Hsia
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Nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) reside in the nuclear membrane and mediate macromolecules exchange between the nucleus and cytoplasm. Although the protein components of NPCs, termed collectively nucleoporin, have been identified, how nucleoporins arrange in NPC, however, is still an enigma. NPC is a highly symmetric protein complex, which contains an eight-fold rotational symmetry across the center of the pore and a two-fold symmetry in the plane of the nuclear envelope. In addition, according to electron microscopic reconstruction model, NPC can also be considered schematically as a series of concentric cylinders. A peripheral cylinder coating the nuclear pore membrane contains a …