Crystallographic analysis of the specific yet versatile recognition of distinct nuclear localization signals by karyopherin alpha.
Conti, E., Kuriyan, J.(2000) Structure 8: 329-338
- PubMed: 10745017 
- DOI: 10.1016/s0969-2126(00)00107-6
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1EE4, 1EE5 - PubMed Abstract: 
Karyopherin alpha (importin alpha) is an adaptor molecule that recognizes proteins containing nuclear localization signals (NLSs). The prototypical NLS that is able to bind to karyopherin alpha is that of the SV40 T antigen, and consists of a short positively charged sequence motif ...