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RAN/TC4 is a small nuclear G protein1 that forms a complex with the chromatin-bound guanine nucleotide release factor RCC1 (ref. 2). Loss of RCC1 causes defects in cell cycle progression3,4, RNA export5-7 and nuclear protein import8. Some of these can be suppressed by overexpression of Ran/TC4 (ref. 1), suggesting that Ran/TC4 functions downstream of RCC1. We have searched for proteins that bind Ran/TC4 by using a two-hybrid screen, and here we report the identification of RanBP2, a novel protein of 3,224 residues. This giant protein comprises an amino-terminal 700-residue leucine-rich region, four RanBPl-homologous (refs 9, 10) domains, eight zinc-finger motifs similar to those of NUP153 (refs 11, 12), and a carboxy terminus with high homology to cyclophilin13. The molecule contains the XFXFG pentapeptide motif characteristic of nuclear pore complex (NPC) proteins14, and immunolocalization suggests that RanBP2 is a constituent of the NPC. The fact that NLS-mediated nuclear import can be inhibited by an antibody directed against RanBP2 supports a functional role in protein import through the NPC.
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Yokoyama, N., Hayashi, N., Seki, T. et al. A giant nucleopore protein that binds Ran/TC4. Nature 376, 184–188 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1038/376184a0
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