Crystallographic analysis of the recognition of a nuclear localization signal by the nuclear import factor karyopherin alpha.
Conti, E., Uy, M., Leighton, L., Blobel, G., Kuriyan, J.(1998) Cell 94: 193-204
- PubMed: 9695948 
- DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)81419-1
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1BK5, 1BK6 - PubMed Abstract: 
Selective nuclear import is mediated by nuclear localization signals (NLSs) and cognate transport factors known as karyopherins or importins. Karyopherin alpha recognizes "classical" monopartite and bipartite NLSs. We report the crystal structure of a 50 kDa fragment of the 60 kDa yeast karyopherin alpha, in the absence and presence of a monopartite NLS peptide at 2 ...