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Early sorting of inner nuclear membrane proteins is conserved. 2007

Sharon C Braunagel, and Shawn T Williamson, and Qi Ding, and Xiaogiang Wu, and Max D Summers
Department of Biology, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.

Spodoptera frugiperda (Sf9) importin-alpha-16 is a translocon-associated protein that participates in the early sorting pathway of baculovirus integral membrane proteins destined for the inner nuclear membrane (INM). To discern whether sorting intermediate protein complexes like those observed in insect cells are also formed with mammalian INM proteins, cross-linked complexes of importin-alpha-16 with human lamin B receptor (LBR) and nurim were examined. Both LBR and nurim cross-link with Sf9 importin-alpha-16 during cotranslational membrane integration and remain proximal with importin-alpha-16 after integration into the endoplasmic reticulum membrane and release from the translocon. Human cells encode several isoforms of importin-alpha; to determine whether any of these isoforms may recognize INM-directed proteins, they were tested for their ability to cross-link with the viral-derived INM sorting motif sequence. One cross-linked adduct was detected with a 16-kDa isoform encoded from KPNA4 (KPNA-4-16). KPNA-4-16 was easily detected in microsomal membranes prepared from KPNA4-16 recombinant virus-infected cells and was also detected in microsomes prepared from HeLa cells. Together these observations suggest that elements of the early sorting pathway of INM-directed proteins mediated by importin-alpha-16 are highly conserved, and mammalian KPNA-4-16 is a candidate partner in sorting integral membrane proteins to the INM.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007425 Intracellular Membranes Thin structures that encapsulate subcellular structures or ORGANELLES in EUKARYOTIC CELLS. They include a variety of membranes associated with the CELL NUCLEUS; the MITOCHONDRIA; the GOLGI APPARATUS; the ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; LYSOSOMES; PLASTIDS; and VACUOLES. Membranes, Intracellular,Intracellular Membrane,Membrane, Intracellular
D008565 Membrane Proteins Proteins which are found in membranes including cellular and intracellular membranes. They consist of two types, peripheral and integral proteins. They include most membrane-associated enzymes, antigenic proteins, transport proteins, and drug, hormone, and lectin receptors. Cell Membrane Protein,Cell Membrane Proteins,Cell Surface Protein,Cell Surface Proteins,Integral Membrane Proteins,Membrane-Associated Protein,Surface Protein,Surface Proteins,Integral Membrane Protein,Membrane Protein,Membrane-Associated Proteins,Membrane Associated Protein,Membrane Associated Proteins,Membrane Protein, Cell,Membrane Protein, Integral,Membrane Proteins, Integral,Protein, Cell Membrane,Protein, Cell Surface,Protein, Integral Membrane,Protein, Membrane,Protein, Membrane-Associated,Protein, Surface,Proteins, Cell Membrane,Proteins, Cell Surface,Proteins, Integral Membrane,Proteins, Membrane,Proteins, Membrane-Associated,Proteins, Surface,Surface Protein, Cell
D008861 Microsomes Artifactual vesicles formed from the endoplasmic reticulum when cells are disrupted. They are isolated by differential centrifugation and are composed of three structural features: rough vesicles, smooth vesicles, and ribosomes. Numerous enzyme activities are associated with the microsomal fraction. (Glick, Glossary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 1990; from Rieger et al., Glossary of Genetics: Classical and Molecular, 5th ed) Microsome
D008969 Molecular Sequence Data Descriptions of specific amino acid, carbohydrate, or nucleotide sequences which have appeared in the published literature and/or are deposited in and maintained by databanks such as GENBANK, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), National Biomedical Research Foundation (NBRF), or other sequence repositories. Sequence Data, Molecular,Molecular Sequencing Data,Data, Molecular Sequence,Data, Molecular Sequencing,Sequencing Data, Molecular
D009687 Nuclear Proteins Proteins found in the nucleus of a cell. Do not confuse with NUCLEOPROTEINS which are proteins conjugated with nucleic acids, that are not necessarily present in the nucleus. Nucleolar Protein,Nucleolar Proteins,Nuclear Protein,Protein, Nuclear,Protein, Nucleolar,Proteins, Nuclear,Proteins, Nucleolar
D002460 Cell Line Established cell cultures that have the potential to propagate indefinitely. Cell Lines,Line, Cell,Lines, Cell
D003593 Cytoplasm The part of a cell that contains the CYTOSOL and small structures excluding the CELL NUCLEUS; MITOCHONDRIA; and large VACUOLES. (Glick, Glossary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 1990) Protoplasm,Cytoplasms,Protoplasms
D004721 Endoplasmic Reticulum A system of cisternae in the CYTOPLASM of many cells. In places the endoplasmic reticulum is continuous with the plasma membrane (CELL MEMBRANE) or outer membrane of the nuclear envelope. If the outer surfaces of the endoplasmic reticulum membranes are coated with ribosomes, the endoplasmic reticulum is said to be rough-surfaced (ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM, ROUGH); otherwise it is said to be smooth-surfaced (ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM, SMOOTH). (King & Stansfield, A Dictionary of Genetics, 4th ed) Ergastoplasm,Reticulum, Endoplasmic
D006224 Cricetinae A subfamily in the family MURIDAE, comprising the hamsters. Four of the more common genera are Cricetus, CRICETULUS; MESOCRICETUS; and PHODOPUS. Cricetus,Hamsters,Hamster
D000097682 Lamin B Receptor A 58 kDa membrane protein and delta(14)-sterol reductase that is found in the NUCLEAR ENVELOPE. Deficiencies of this receptor cause PELGER-HUET ANOMALY. Lamin B Receptors,p58 Receptor, Lamin B,Receptor, Lamin B

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