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R A Borer1, C F Lehner, H M Eppenberger
1Institut für Zellbiologie, ETH Hönggerberg, Zürich, Switzerland.
Cell
|February 10, 1989
Resumen
La nucleolina y las proteínas B23 / No38 navegan entre el núcleo y el citoplasma, desafiando suposiciones anteriores. Este transporte nucleocitoplasmático sugiere un papel en la regulación de las actividades nucleares y el movimiento de los componentes ribosómicos.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Biología Molecular Biología Molecular
- Biología celular Biología celular.
- La bioquímica es la bioquímica.
Sus antecedentes:
- La nucleolina (92 kDa) regula la transcripción de la ARN polimerasa I y la unión al ARN preribosómico.
- B23/No38 (38 kDa) está involucrado en el envasado intranuclear de las partículas preribosomales.
- Anteriormente se pensaba que ambas proteínas eran exclusivamente nucleares.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Investigar la localización y el movimiento de la nucleolina y las proteínas B23/No38.
- Para determinar si estas proteínas nucleolares navegan entre el núcleo y el citoplasma.
- Para explorar las implicaciones funcionales del transporte nucleocitoplasmático para estas proteínas.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis de heterocariones entre especies para monitorear el equilibrio de proteínas entre núcleos.
- Microinyección citoplasmática de anticuerpos seguida de observación de la acumulación nuclear mediada por antígenos.
- Detección inmunológica de la localización y el movimiento de proteínas.
Principales resultados:
- Evidencia de un traslado constante tanto para nucleolina como para B23/No38 entre el núcleo y el citoplasma.
- Demostración de la importación nuclear mediada por antígenos de anticuerpos introducidos por citoplasma.
- Detección inesperada de estas principales proteínas nucleolares en el citoplasma.
Conclusiones:
- La nucleolina y las proteínas B23/No38 se desplazan activamente entre el núcleo y el citoplasma.
- Estas proteínas de transporte probablemente juegan un papel en el transporte nucleocitoplasmático de los componentes ribosómicos.
- La exposición citoplasmática de las proteínas de transporte puede permitir la regulación citoplasmática de las funciones nucleares.
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