Mapping interactions between nuclear transport factors in living cells reveals pathways through the nuclear pore complex.
The interactions between transport receptors and proteins of the nuclear pore complex (NPC) are fundamental to understanding nucleocytoplasmic transport. In order to delineate the path that a particular transport receptor takes through the NPC, we have employed fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) between enhanced cyan and yellow fluorescent proteins (ECFP, ... EYFP) in living cells. A panel of yeast strains expressing functional receptor--ECFP and nucleoporin--EYFP fusions has been analyzed with a FRET assay. With this approach, we define points of contact in the NPC for the related importin Pse1/Kap121 and exportin Msn5. These data demonstrate the utility of FRET in mapping dynamic protein interactions in a genetic system. Furthermore, the data indicate that an importin and exportin have overlapping pathways through the NPC.
Mesh Terms:
Bacterial Proteins, Cell Nucleus, Energy Transfer, Fluorescent Dyes, Luminescent Proteins, Microscopy, Fluorescence, Nuclear Envelope, Nuclear Proteins, Recombinant Fusion Proteins, Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Bacterial Proteins, Cell Nucleus, Energy Transfer, Fluorescent Dyes, Luminescent Proteins, Microscopy, Fluorescence, Nuclear Envelope, Nuclear Proteins, Recombinant Fusion Proteins, Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Mol. Cell
Date: Jan. 01, 2000
PubMed ID: 10678175
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