Identification of two functional nuclear localization signals mediating nuclear import of liver receptor homologue-1
Copyright policy )Identification of two functional nuclear localization signals mediating nuclear import of liver receptor homologue-1
Liver receptor homologue-1 (LRH-1) is a member of the nuclear receptor superfamily. We characterized two functional nuclear localization signals (NLSs) in LRH-1. NLS1 (residues 117-168) overlaps the second zinc finger in the DNA binding domain. Mutagenesis showed that the zinc finger structure and two basic clusters on either side of the zinc finger loop are critical for nuclear import of NLS1. NLS2 (residues 169-204) is located in the Ftz-F1 box that contains a bipartite signal. In full-length LRH-1, mutation of either NLS1 or NLS2 had no effect on nuclear localization, but disruption of both NLS1 and NLS2 resulted in the cytoplasmic accumulation of LRH-1. Either NLS1 or NLS2 alone was sufficient to target LRH-1 to the nucleus. Both NLS1 and NLS2 mediate nuclear transport by a mechanism involving importin α/β. Finally, we showed that three crucial basic clusters in the NLSs are involved in the DNA binding and transcriptional activities of LRH-1.
Cell Nucleus, alpha Karyopherins, Protein Conformation, Recombinant Fusion Proteins, Molecular Sequence Data, Nuclear Localization Signals, Active Transport, Cell Nucleus, Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear, beta Karyopherins, Mice, COS Cells, Chlorocebus aethiops, Animals, Amino Acid Sequence, Sequence Alignment
Cell Nucleus, alpha Karyopherins, Protein Conformation, Recombinant Fusion Proteins, Molecular Sequence Data, Nuclear Localization Signals, Active Transport, Cell Nucleus, Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear, beta Karyopherins, Mice, COS Cells, Chlorocebus aethiops, Animals, Amino Acid Sequence, Sequence Alignment
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