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== Function ==
== Function ==


'''Importins''' (IPO) mediate the import of cellular proteins into the nucleus by binding to the nuclear localization signal (NLS).  IPO has 2 subunits: α and β.  IPO-α is an adaptor protein which binds the NLS.  Proteins can contain one or two NLS motifs.  IPO-α contains several armadillo repeats with two NLS-binding sites and an IPO-β binding site (IBB).  IPO-β contains 19 HEAT repeats.  Many nuclear proteins contain Phe-Gly sequences which can bind to HEAT repeats and thus be transported.
'''Importins''' (IPO) mediate the import of cellular proteins into the nucleus by binding to the nuclear localization signal (NLS).  IPO has 2 subunits: α and β.  IPO-α is an adaptor protein which binds the NLS.  Proteins can contain one or two NLS motifs.  IPO-α contains several armadillo repeats with two NLS-binding sites and an IPO-β binding site (IBB).  IPO-β contains 19 HEAT repeats.  Many nuclear proteins contain Phe-Gly sequences which can bind to HEAT repeats and thus be transported.  See also [[Protein Transport Membrane Protein]].


== Disease ==
== Disease ==

Revision as of 07:31, 1 January 2015

Structure of yeast importinα NLS-binding domain (grey) complex with nucleoplasmin peptide (green) (PDB code 1ee5).

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3D structures of importin

Updated on 01-January-2015

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