Nuclear transport: what a kary-on!

Authors
Gamblin, SJ Smerdon, SJ
Citation
Sj. Gamblin et Sj. Smerdon, Nuclear transport: what a kary-on!, STRUCT F D, 7(9), 1999, pp. R199-R204
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Biochemistry & Biophysics
Journal title
STRUCTURE WITH FOLDING & DESIGN
ISSN journal
09692126 → ACNP
Volume
7
Issue
9
Year of publication
1999
Pages
R199 - R204
Database
ISI
SICI code
0969-2126(19990915)7:9<R199:NTWAK>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
Compartmentalisation in eukaryotic cells presents special problems in macro molecular transport. Here we use the recently determined X-ray structures o f a number of components of the nuclear transport machinery as a framework to review current understanding of this fundamental biological process.