Atomic structure of the Y complex of the nuclear pore
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Kelley, Kotaro
Knockenhauer, Kevin Edward
Kabachinski, Gregory L.
Schwartz, Thomas
Date Issued
March 2015
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Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
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Springer Nature
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Kelley, Kotaro, Kevin E Knockenhauer, Greg Kabachinski, and Thomas U Schwartz. “Atomic Structure of the Y Complex of the Nuclear Pore.” Nature Structural & Molecular Biology (March 30, 2015).
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Abstract
The nuclear pore complex (NPC) is the principal gateway for transport into and out of the nucleus. Selectivity is achieved through the hydrogel-like core of the NPC. The structural integrity of the NPC depends on ~15 architectural proteins, which are organized in distinct subcomplexes to form the >40-MDa ring-like structure. Here we present the 4.1-Å crystal structure of a heterotetrameric core element ('hub') of the Y complex, the essential NPC building block, from Myceliophthora thermophila. Using the hub structure together with known Y-complex fragments, we built the entire ~0.5-MDa Y complex. Our data reveal that the conserved core of the Y complex has six rather than seven members. Evolutionarily distant Y-complex assemblies share a conserved core that is very similar in shape and dimension, thus suggesting that there are closely related architectural codes for constructing the NPC in all eukaryotes.
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available in PMC 2015 November 01
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology
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https://doi.org/10.1038/nsmb.2998
