Biology:Nucleoporin 50

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


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Nucleoporin 50 (Nup50) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NUP50 gene.[1][2]

The nuclear pore complex is a massive structure that extends across the nuclear envelope, forming a gateway that regulates the flow of macromolecules between the nucleus and the cytoplasm. Nucleoporins are the main components of the nuclear pore complex in eukaryotic cells. The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the FG-repeat containing nucleoporins that functions as a soluble cofactor in importin-alpha:beta-mediated nuclear protein import. Pseudogenes of this gene are found on chromosomes 5, 6, and 14. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.[2]

Interactions

NUP50 has been shown to interact with KPNB1[3] and CDKN1B.[4]

A variant of NUP50 a nucleopore basket protein, is associated with sporadic ALS. Its dysfunction precedes the mislocation of TDP-43 from the nucleus to the cytoplasm.[5]

References

  1. "Mapping and complex expression pattern of the human NPAP60L nucleoporin gene". Cytogenet Cell Genet 85 (3–4): 221–6. October 1999. doi:10.1159/000015297. PMID 10449902. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: NUP50 nucleoporin 50kDa". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=10762. 
  3. Lindsay, Mark E; Plafker Kendra; Smith Alicia E; Clurman Bruce E; Macara Ian G (August 2002). "Npap60/Nup50 is a tri-stable switch that stimulates importin-alpha:beta-mediated nuclear protein import". Cell 110 (3): 349–60. doi:10.1016/S0092-8674(02)00836-X. ISSN 0092-8674. PMID 12176322. 
  4. Smitherman, M; Lee K; Swanger J; Kapur R; Clurman B E (August 2000). "Characterization and Targeted Disruption of Murine Nup50, a p27Kip1-Interacting Component of the Nuclear Pore Complex". Mol. Cell. Biol. 20 (15): 5631–42. doi:10.1128/MCB.20.15.5631-5642.2000. ISSN 0270-7306. PMID 10891500. 
  5. Megat, S et al. (20 January 2023). "Integrative genetic analysis illuminates ALS heritability and identifies risk genes.". Nature Communications 14 (1): 342. doi:10.1038/s41467-022-35724-1. PMID 36670122. Bibcode2023NatCo..14..342M. 

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