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Characterization of IkappaBalpha nuclear import pathway.

P Turpin1, R T Hay, C Dargemont

  • 1Laboratoire de Transport nucléocytoplasmique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 144 Institut Curie-CNRS, 26, rue d'Ulm, 75248 Paris Cedex 05, France.

The Journal of Biological Chemistry
|February 26, 1999
PubMed
Summary

IkappaBalpha is actively transported to the nucleus when not bound to NF-kappaB. This nuclear import requires specific proteins and a piggy-back mechanism involving other nuclear localization signals.

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Area of Science:

  • Cell Biology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Signal Transduction

Background:

  • IkappaBalpha regulates nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) transcriptional activity by sequestering it in the cytoplasm.
  • Nuclear IkappaBalpha can inhibit NF-kappaB DNA binding and promote its nuclear export.
  • The precise mechanism of IkappaBalpha nuclear import remains incompletely understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the mechanism of nuclear import of IkappaBalpha.
  • To identify factors involved in IkappaBalpha nuclear translocation.
  • To elucidate the role of IkappaBalpha's ankyrin repeats in its nuclear transport.

Main Methods:

  • Cellular fractionation and biochemical assays.
  • Analysis of protein-protein interactions.

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  • In vitro nuclear import assays using cell extracts.

    • Main Results:

    • IkappaBalpha is constitutively transported to the nucleus when not bound to NF-kappaB.
    • Nuclear import of IkappaBalpha is an energy-dependent process requiring its ankyrin repeats.
    • Importins alpha and beta, and the GTPase Ran, are involved but insufficient for IkappaBalpha import.
    • A novel piggy-back mechanism involving an unidentified factor with a basic nuclear localization sequence (NLS) interacting with ankyrin repeats is identified.

    Conclusions:

    • IkappaBalpha utilizes a unique piggy-back mechanism for nuclear import, distinct from simple NLS-mediated import.
    • This mechanism involves interaction with other proteins that facilitate its translocation into the nucleus.
    • Understanding this pathway provides new insights into NF-kappaB regulation and nuclear transport.