Structural highlights
Function
[NXF1_HUMAN] Involved in the nuclear export of mRNA species bearing retroviral constitutive transport elements (CTE) and in the export of mRNA from the nucleus to the cytoplasm. The NXF1-NXT1 heterodimer is involved in the export of HSP70 mRNA in conjunction with ALYREF/THOC4 and THOC5.[1] [2]
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
The Tap protein mediates the sequence nonspecific nuclear export of cellular mRNAs as well as the sequence-specific export of retroviral mRNAs bearing the constitutive transport element (CTE). Previously, the structures of individual Tap subdomains, including ribonucleoprotein and leucine-rich repeat domains, have been described. Here, we report the crystal structure of a functional CTE RNA-binding domain of human Tap, including the N-terminal arm of the ribonucleoprotein domain and interdomain linking polypeptide. To identify residues that interact with the CTE, we have introduced 38 alanine substitutions for surface residues in the Tap CTE-binding domain and tested these mutants for their ability to support CTE-dependent nuclear RNA export and CTE binding. Four residues that cluster on a concave surface in the leucine-rich repeat domain were found to be critical for CTE binding and define a CTE-interacting surface on this domain. The second critical CTE-interacting surface on Tap is defined by three previously identified residues on the surface of the ribonucleoprotein domain. The structural and mutational data define a novel RNA-binding site on the Tap protein.
The crystal structure and mutational analysis of a novel RNA-binding domain found in the human Tap nuclear mRNA export factor.,Ho DN, Coburn GA, Kang Y, Cullen BR, Georgiadis MM Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2002 Feb 19;99(4):1888-93. PMID:11854490[3]
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References
- ↑ Gruter P, Tabernero C, von Kobbe C, Schmitt C, Saavedra C, Bachi A, Wilm M, Felber BK, Izaurralde E. TAP, the human homolog of Mex67p, mediates CTE-dependent RNA export from the nucleus. Mol Cell. 1998 Apr;1(5):649-59. PMID:9660949
- ↑ Katahira J, Inoue H, Hurt E, Yoneda Y. Adaptor Aly and co-adaptor Thoc5 function in the Tap-p15-mediated nuclear export of HSP70 mRNA. EMBO J. 2009 Mar 4;28(5):556-67. doi: 10.1038/emboj.2009.5. Epub 2009 Jan 22. PMID:19165146 doi:10.1038/emboj.2009.5
- ↑ Ho DN, Coburn GA, Kang Y, Cullen BR, Georgiadis MM. The crystal structure and mutational analysis of a novel RNA-binding domain found in the human Tap nuclear mRNA export factor. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2002 Feb 19;99(4):1888-93. PMID:11854490 doi:10.1073/pnas.042698599
