Structural highlights
Function
CSE1_YEAST Export receptor for importin alpha (SRP1). Mediates importin-alpha re-export from the nucleus to the cytoplasm after import substrates have been released into the nucleoplasm.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
The nuclear import and export of macromolecular cargoes through nuclear pore complexes is mediated primarily by carriers such as importin-beta. Importins carry cargoes into the nucleus, whereas exportins carry cargoes to the cytoplasm. Transport is orchestrated by nuclear RanGTP, which dissociates cargoes from importins, but conversely is required for cargo binding to exportins. Here we present the 2.0 A crystal structure of the nuclear export complex formed by exportin Cse1p complexed with its cargo (Kap60p) and RanGTP, thereby providing a structural framework for understanding nuclear protein export and the different functions of RanGTP in export and import. In the complex, Cse1p coils around both RanGTP and Kap60p, stabilizing the RanGTP-state and clamping the Kap60p importin-beta-binding domain, ensuring that only cargo-free Kap60p is exported. Mutagenesis indicated that conformational changes in exportins couple cargo binding to high affinity for RanGTP, generating a spring-loaded molecule to facilitate disassembly of the export complex following GTP hydrolysis in the cytoplasm.
Structural basis for the assembly of a nuclear export complex.,Matsuura Y, Stewart M Nature. 2004 Dec 16;432(7019):872-7. PMID:15602554[5]
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See Also
References
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- ↑ Hood JK, Silver PA. Cse1p is required for export of Srp1p/importin-alpha from the nucleus in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Biol Chem. 1998 Dec 25;273(52):35142-6. PMID:9857050
- ↑ Solsbacher J, Maurer P, Bischoff FR, Schlenstedt G. Cse1p is involved in export of yeast importin alpha from the nucleus. Mol Cell Biol. 1998 Nov;18(11):6805-15. PMID:9774694
- ↑ Schroeder AJ, Chen XH, Xiao Z, Fitzgerald-Hayes M. Genetic evidence for interactions between yeast importin alpha (Srp1p) and its nuclear export receptor, Cse1p. Mol Gen Genet. 1999 Jun;261(4-5):788-95. PMID:10394916
- ↑ Matsuura Y, Stewart M. Structural basis for the assembly of a nuclear export complex. Nature. 2004 Dec 16;432(7019):872-7. PMID:15602554 doi:10.1038/nature03144
