Nucleoplasmin

From Proteopedia

spinqualitylabelsall models Nucleoplasmin core pentamer (PDB entry 1k5j) Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image Function Nucleoplasmin (Npl) is a molecular chaperone. Npl functions in the proper assembly of nucleosomes and chromatin structures[1]. Relevance Apoptotic chromatin condensation, one of the hallmarks of apoptosis, is regulated by Npl.

3D structures of nucleoplasmin

1k5j – XlNpl core – Xenopus laevis

2vtx - XlNpl core (mutant)

3t30 – Npl oligomerisation domain - human

1ee5, 1ejy –XlNpl nuclear localization peptide + karyopherin-a

References

1. ↑ Prado A, Ramos I, Frehlick LJ, Muga A, Ausio J. Nucleoplasmin: a nuclear chaperone. Biochem Cell Biol. 2004 Aug;82(4):437-45. PMID:15284896 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/o04-042