European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany.
Departments of Biology and Chemistry, Pharmacy and Geosciences, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Johann-Joachim-Becher-Weg 7, 55128 Mainz, Germany; Institute of Molecular Biology, Ackermannweg 4, 55128 Mainz, Germany; European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany.
Cell. 2018 Apr 19;173(3):549-553. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2018.04.002.
Nuclear import receptors are central players in transporting protein cargoes into the nucleus. Moving beyond this role, four newly published articles describe a function in regulating supramolecular assemblies by fine-tuning the phase separating properties of RNA-binding proteins, which has implications for a variety of devastating neurodegenerative disorders.
核输入受体是将蛋白货物运输到细胞核内的核心分子。这一作用之外,最近发表的四篇文章还描述了其通过精细调控 RNA 结合蛋白相分离特性来调节超分子组装的功能,这对多种破坏性神经退行性疾病具有重要意义。