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Molecular and Cellular Biology, July 2000, p. 4562-4571, Vol. 20, No. 13
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RanGTP-Binding Protein NXT1 Facilitates Nuclear
Export of Different Classes of RNA In Vitro
Batool
Ossareh-Nazari,1
Christèle
Maison,1,
Ben E.
Black,2
Lyne
Lévesque,2
Bryce M.
Paschal,2 and
Catherine
Dargemont1,*
Laboratoire de Transport
Nucléocytoplasmique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 144, Institut
Curie-CNRS, 75248 Paris Cedex 05, France,1 and
Center for Cell Signaling, Department of Biochemistry and
Molecular Genetics, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center,
Charlottesville, Virginia 229082
Received 14 December 1999/Returned for modification 20 January
2000/Accepted 11 April 2000
To better characterize the mechanisms responsible for RNA export
from the nucleus, we developed an in vitro assay based on the use of
permeabilized HeLa cells. This new assay supports nuclear export of U1
snRNA, tRNA, and mRNA in an energy- and Xenopus
extract-dependent manner. U1 snRNA export requires a 5'
monomethylated cap structure, the nuclear export signal
receptor CRM1, and the small GTPase Ran. In contrast, mRNA export does
not require the participation of CRM1. We show here that NXT1, an
NTF2-related protein that binds directly to RanGTP, strongly
stimulates export of U1 snRNA, tRNA, and mRNA. The ability of NXT1
to promote export is dependent on its capacity to bind
RanGTP. These results support the emerging view that NXT1 is a general
export factor, functioning on both CRM1-dependent and CRM1-independent
pathways of RNA export.
*
Corresponding author. Mailing address: Laboratoire de
Transport Nucléocytoplasmique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 144 Institut Curie-CNRS, 26 rue d'Ulm, 75248 Paris Cedex 05, France.
Phone: 0033 1 42346366. Fax: 0033 1 42346367. E-mail:
dargemon{at}curie.fr.

Present address: Laboratoire de la Dynamique Nucléaire et de
la Plasticité du Genome, Unité Mixte de Recherche 218 Institut
Curie-CNRS, 75248 Paris Cedex 05,
France.
Molecular and Cellular Biology, July 2000, p. 4562-4571, Vol. 20, No. 13
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