PMID: 24915079

Authors:

Tsirkone VG, Beutels KG, Demeulemeester J, Debyser Z, Christ F, Strelkov SV

Title:

Structure of transportin SR2, a karyopherin involved in human disease, in complex with Ran.

Journal:

Acta Crystallogr F Struct Biol Commun. 2014 Jun;70(Pt 6):723-9. doi:, 10.1107/S2053230X14009492. Epub 2014 May 24.

Abstract:

Transportin SR2 (TRN-SR2) is a beta-type karyopherin responsible for the nuclear import of specific cargoes, including serine/arginine-rich splicing factors. The protein has been implicated in a variety of human diseases, including HIV infection, primary biliary cirrhosis and limb-girdle muscular dystrophy 1F. Towards understanding its molecular mechanism, a 2.9 A resolution crystal structure of human TRN-SR2 complexed with the small GTPase Ran has been determined. TRN-SR2 is composed of 20 alpha-helical HEAT repeats forming a solenoid-like fold. The first nine repeats form a `cradle' for the binding of RanGTP, revealing similarities but also differences with respect to the related importin 13 complex.