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RanGTP mediates nuclear pore complex assembly.

Tobias C Walther1, Peter Askjaer, Marc Gentzel

  • 1European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany.

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|August 2, 2003
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RanGTP is essential for nuclear pore complex (NPC) assembly by dissociating nucleoporins and targeting them to chromatin. This process spatially restricts NPC formation to chromatin surfaces during nuclear envelope reformation.

Area of Science:

  • Cell Biology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Biochemistry

Background:

  • The nuclear envelope disassembles and reassembles during cell division in metazoans.
  • Nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) regulate transport and are assembled sequentially onto chromatin.
  • Regulation of nucleoporin recruitment and NPC assembly remains unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of RanGTP in nucleoporin targeting and NPC assembly.
  • To elucidate the mechanism regulating NPC formation during nuclear envelope reassembly.

Main Methods:

  • Investigated nucleoporin interactions with Importin beta and chromatin.
  • Utilized in vitro and in vivo assays to study NPC assembly and annulate lamellae formation.
  • Manipulated RanGTP levels and Importin beta activity.

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Main Results:

  • RanGTP is required to release specific nucleoporins (Nup107, Nup153, Nup358) from Importin beta, facilitating their chromatin association.
  • RanGTP promotes the assembly of NPC subcomplexes.
  • Excess RanGTP or Importin beta depletion induces annulate lamellae formation, a process inhibited by excess Importin beta.

Conclusions:

  • RanGTP plays a critical role in triggering distinct stages of NPC assembly.
  • A mechanism is proposed where RanGTP-mediated events restrict NPC assembly to chromatin surfaces.