Structural highlights
Function
NXT1_HUMAN Stimulator of protein export for NES-containing proteins. Also plays a role in the nuclear export of U1 snRNA, tRNA, and mRNA. The NXF1-NXT1 heterodimer is involved in the export of HSP70 mRNA in conjunction with ALYREF/THOC4 and THOC5.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
TAP-p15 heterodimers have been implicated in the export of mRNAs through nuclear pore complexes (NPCs). We report a structural analysis of the interaction domains of TAP and p15 in a ternary complex with a Phe-Gly (FG) repeat of an NPC component. The TAP-p15 heterodimer is structurally similar to the homodimeric transport factor NTF2, but unlike NTF2, it is incompatible with either homodimerization or Ran binding. The NTF2-like heterodimer functions as a single structural unit in recognizing an FG repeat at a hydrophobic pocket present only on TAP and not on p15. This FG binding site interacts synergistically with a second site at the C terminus of TAP to mediate mRNA transport through the pore. In general, our findings suggest that FG repeats bind with a similar conformation to different classes of transport factors.
Structural basis for the recognition of a nucleoporin FG repeat by the NTF2-like domain of the TAP/p15 mRNA nuclear export factor.,Fribourg S, Braun IC, Izaurralde E, Conti E Mol Cell. 2001 Sep;8(3):645-56. PMID:11583626[5]
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References
- ↑ Black BE, Levesque L, Holaska JM, Wood TC, Paschal BM. Identification of an NTF2-related factor that binds Ran-GTP and regulates nuclear protein export. Mol Cell Biol. 1999 Dec;19(12):8616-24. PMID:10567585
- ↑ Ossareh-Nazari B, Maison C, Black BE, Levesque L, Paschal BM, Dargemont C. RanGTP-binding protein NXT1 facilitates nuclear export of different classes of RNA in vitro. Mol Cell Biol. 2000 Jul;20(13):4562-71. PMID:10848583
- ↑ Guzik BW, Levesque L, Prasad S, Bor YC, Black BE, Paschal BM, Rekosh D, Hammarskjold ML. NXT1 (p15) is a crucial cellular cofactor in TAP-dependent export of intron-containing RNA in mammalian cells. Mol Cell Biol. 2001 Apr;21(7):2545-54. PMID:11259602 doi:10.1128/MCB.21.7.2545-2554.2001
- ↑ Katahira J, Inoue H, Hurt E, Yoneda Y. Adaptor Aly and co-adaptor Thoc5 function in the Tap-p15-mediated nuclear export of HSP70 mRNA. EMBO J. 2009 Mar 4;28(5):556-67. doi: 10.1038/emboj.2009.5. Epub 2009 Jan 22. PMID:19165146 doi:10.1038/emboj.2009.5
- ↑ Fribourg S, Braun IC, Izaurralde E, Conti E. Structural basis for the recognition of a nucleoporin FG repeat by the NTF2-like domain of the TAP/p15 mRNA nuclear export factor. Mol Cell. 2001 Sep;8(3):645-56. PMID:11583626
