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ReviewCurrent opinion in cell biology2020

Karyopherins and condensates.

Charis E Springhower, Michael K Rosen, Yuh Min Chook

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Review in Current opinion in cell biology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
37citing papers in PubMed
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

37 citing papers in PubMed, 57 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Small molecule JRMS modulating importin-β1 chaperone activity as a therapeutic strategy reducing TDP-43 pathology.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2026
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  13. Ewing Sarcoma Related protein 1 recognizes R-loops by binding DNA forks.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024
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  17. Nuclear transport proteins: structure, function, and disease relevance.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Charis E SpringhowerDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Michael K RosenDepartment of Biophysics and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA. Electronic address: Michael.Rosen@utsouthwestern.edu.
Yuh Min ChookDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA. Electronic address: YuhMin.Chook@UTSouthwestern.edu.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute · USSouthwestern Medical Center · USThe University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · US

Funding

Structures and Mechanisms of Nuclear Import and ExportR01GM069909 · NIGMS · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI CHOOK, YUH MIN · 2004 to 2020
$5.8M
STRUCTURAL STUDY OF RHO-GTPASE REGULATORS AND EFFECTORSR01GM056322 · NIGMS · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI ROSEN, MICHAEL K · 1997 to 2019
$5.7M
Molecular Biophysics Training ProgramT32GM131963 · NIGMS · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI Luke W Rice · 2019 to 2026
$1.5M
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM056322NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM069909NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM131963
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Several aggregation-prone RNA-binding proteins, including FUS, EWS, TAF15, hnRNP A1, hnRNP A2, and TDP-43, are mutated in neurodegenerative diseases. The nuclear-cytoplasmic distribution of these proteins is controlled by proteins in the karyopherin family of nuclear transport factors (Kaps). Recent studies have shown that Kaps not only transport these proteins but also inhibit their self-association/aggregation, acting as molecular chaperones. This chaperone activity is impaired for disease-causing mutants of the RNA-binding proteins. Here, we review physical data on the mechanisms of self-association of several disease-associated RNA-binding proteins, through liquid-liquid phase separation and amyloid fiber formation. In each case, we relate these data to biophysical, biochemical, and cell biological data on the inhibition of self-association by Kaps. Our analyses suggest that Kaps may be effective chaperones because they contain large surfaces with diverse physical properties that enable them to engage multiple different regions of their cargo proteins, blocking self-association.

Indexed as

Amino Acid Sequencebeta KaryopherinsCell NucleusDNA-Binding ProteinsDNA MethylationHumansMolecular Chaperonesbeta KaryopherinsDNA-Binding ProteinsMolecular ChaperonesAmyloidChaperoneCondensatesExportinsFibrilsFUS,EWS,EWSR1hnRNP A1hnRNP A2ImportinsKaryopherinsLARKSLiquid-liquid phase separationLLPSMembraneless organnellesNuclear exportNuclear importNuclear Pore ComplexNuclear transportProtein aggregationRan GTPaseSteric zipperTAF15TDP-43Transportin

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PMID32474299
PMCPMC7371519
OpenAlexW3032292439

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