2022
Kap-β2/Transportin mediates β-catenin nuclear transport in Wnt signaling
Hwang WY, Kostiuk V, González DP, Lusk CP, Khokha M. Kap-β2/Transportin mediates β-catenin nuclear transport in Wnt signaling. ELife 2022, 11: e70495. PMID: 36300792, PMCID: PMC9665845, DOI: 10.7554/elife.70495.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNuclear transport receptorsΒ-catenin nuclear transportNuclear transportΒ-cateninExcessive WntΒ-catenin nuclear importHeterologous model systemsΒ-catenin accumulatesPrimary embryonic axisNuclear transport machineryRan-dependent mannerNuclear localization signalTCF/LEF reporterPY-NLSNuclear importLocalization signalTransport machineryTransport receptorsResponsive genesEmbryonic developmentEmbryonic axisWnt signalingKey effectorsDirect bindingHuman diseases
2021
Direct binding of ESCRT protein Chm7 to phosphatidic acid–rich membranes at nuclear envelope herniations
Thaller DJ, Tong D, Marklew CJ, Ader NR, Mannino PJ, Borah S, King MC, Ciani B, Lusk CP. Direct binding of ESCRT protein Chm7 to phosphatidic acid–rich membranes at nuclear envelope herniations. Journal Of Cell Biology 2021, 220: e202004222. PMID: 33464310, PMCID: PMC7816628, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202004222.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAmino Acid SequenceConserved SequenceEndosomal Sorting Complexes Required for TransportHydrophobic and Hydrophilic InteractionsLipid BilayersModels, BiologicalNuclear EnvelopeNuclear PorePhosphatidic AcidsProtein DomainsSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsConceptsNuclear pore complex biogenesisNuclear membrane remodelingNuclear envelope herniationsLAP2-emerinNE remodelingNPC assemblyComplex biogenesisHydrophobic stretchMembrane remodelingChm7Nuclear envelopePA bindingPA metabolismFunctional importanceDirect bindingAmino acidsPhosphatidic acidMembraneBindingHeh1RecruitmentESCRTBiogenesisRemodelingYeast