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Importins

Known as: Importin 
A subclass of karyopherins that function specifically to import molecules into the nucleus.
National Institutes of Health

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2011
2011
Nuclear transporters in a multinucleated organism: functional and localization analyses in Aspergillus nidulans
In this first functional and localization analysis of the nuclear transport machinery in a multinucleated cell, reverse genetic… 
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2007
Highly Cited
2007
Significant proportions of nuclear transport proteins with reduced intracellular mobilities resolved by fluorescence correlation spectroscopy.
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Beta-catenin can act as a nuclear import receptor for its partner transcription factor, lymphocyte enhancer factor-1 (lef-1).
2002
2002
Agrobacterium VirE2 gets the VIP1 treatment in plant nuclear import.
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Importin-alpha3 is required at multiple stages of Drosophila development and has a role in the completion of oogenesis.
The Drosophila importin-alpha3 gene was isolated through its interaction with the large subunit of the DNA polymerase alpha in a… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Coupling of a targeting peptide to plasmid DNA by covalent triple helix formation
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Nuclear Localization Signal Receptor Importin α Associates with the Cytoskeleton
Importin α is the nuclear localization signal (NLS) receptor that is involved in the nuclear import of proteins containing basic… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Ran-binding protein 5 (RanBP5) is related to the nuclear transport factor importin-beta but interacts differently with RanBP1
We report the identification and characterization of a novel 124-kDa Ran binding protein, RanBP5. This protein is related to… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Importin [alpha] from Arabidopsis thaliana Is a Nuclear Import Receptor That Recognizes Three Classes of Import Signals
Protein import into the nucleus is a two-step process. In vitro import systems from vertebrate cell extracts have shown that… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Nuclear import of U snRNPs requires importin beta.
Macromolecules that are imported into the nucleus can be divided into classes according to their nuclear import signals. The best… 
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