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ArticlePloS one2013

Cytoplasmic dynamics of the general nuclear import machinery in apically growing syncytial cells.

Oier Etxebeste, María Villarino, Ane Markina-Iñarrairaegui, Lidia Araújo-Bazán, Eduardo A Espeso

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Article in PloS one, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Oier EtxebesteDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid, Spain ; Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of the Basque Country, San Sebastian, Spain.
María VillarinoDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid, Spain.
Ane Markina-IñarrairaeguiDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid, Spain ; Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of the Basque Country, San Sebastian, Spain.
Lidia Araújo-BazánDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid, Spain ; Department of Molecular Microbiology and Infection Biology, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid, Spain.
Eduardo A EspesoDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid, Spain.
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas · ESCentro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Karyopherins are transporters involved in the bidirectional, selective and active transport of macromolecules through nuclear pores. Importin-β1 is the paradigm of karyopherins and, together with its cargo-adapter importin-α, mediates the general nuclear import pathway. Here we show the existence of different cellular pools of both importin-α and -β1 homologues, KapA and KapB, in the coenocytic ascomycete Aspergillus nidulans. Fluorescence analysis of haploid and diploid strains expressing KapB::GFP and/or KapA::mRFP showed patches of both karyopherins concurrently translocating long distances in apically-growing cells. Anterograde and retrograde movements allowed those patches to reach cell tips and distal regions with an average speed in the range of μm/s. This bidirectional traffic required microtubules as well as kinesin and dynein motors, since it is blocked by benomyl and also by the inactivation of the dynein/dynactin complex through nudA1 or nudK317 mutations. Deletion of Kinesin-3 motor UncA, required for the transport through detyrosinated microtubules, strongly inhibited KapA and KapB movement along hyphae. Overall, this is the first report describing the bidirectional dynamics of the main nuclear import system in coenocytic fungi. A functional link is proposed between two key cellular machines of the filamentous fungal cell: nuclear transport and the tip-growth apparatus.

Indexed as

Active Transport, Cell NucleusAspergillus nidulansBlotting, WesternCell FractionationCell NucleusCytoplasmFluorescenceGiant CellsIntracellular SpaceKaryopherinsMicroscopy, FluorescenceMicrotubulesOligonucleotidesKaryopherinsOligonucleotides

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PMID24376868
PMCPMC3869923
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