Transcription-dependent and transcription-independent nuclear transport of hnRNP proteins - PubMed (original) (raw)

. 1991 Jul 19;253(5017):312-4.

doi: 10.1126/science.1857966.

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Transcription-dependent and transcription-independent nuclear transport of hnRNP proteins

S Piñol-Roma et al. Science. 1991.

Abstract

Heterogeneous nuclear RNAs and specific nuclear proteins form heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein complexes (hnRNPs), one of the most abundant components of the nucleus. In mitosis, as the nuclear envelope breaks down, hnRNPs disperse throughout the cell. At the end of mitosis, hnRNPs dissociate and their proteins are transported into the daughter cell nuclei separately. Some are transported immediately (early group), while others are transported later (late group). Transport of the late group appears to require transcription by RNA polymerase II, in that inhibitors of this polymerase cause the late proteins to remain in the cytoplasm. Thus, there are two modes, transcription-dependent and transcription-independent, for the transport of nuclear proteins.

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