A role for transportin in deposition of TTP to cytoplasmic RNA granules and mRNA decay.

ABSTRACT: Importin-beta family members, which shuttle between the nucleus and the cytoplasm, are essential for nucleocytoplasmic transport of macromolecules. We attempted to explore whether importin-beta family proteins change their cellular localization in response to environmental change. In this report, we show that transportin (TRN) was minimally detected in cytoplasmic processing bodies (P-bodies) under normal cell conditions but largely translocated to stress granules (SGs) in stressed cells. Fluorescence recovery after photobleaching analysis indicated that TRN moves rapidly in and out of cytoplasmic granules. Depletion of TRN greatly enhanced P-body formation but did not affect the number or size of SGs, suggesting that TRN or its cargo(es) participates in cellular function of P-bodies. Acco

SUBMITTER: Chang WL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2770677 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature