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Nuclear Localization Signals

Known as: NLS Peptide, Nuclear Localization Signal Peptide, Nuclear Localization Signals [Chemical/Ingredient] 
Short, predominantly basic amino acid sequences identified as nuclear import signals for some proteins. These sequences are believed to interact with… 
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
ISWI is a RanGTP-dependent MAP required for chromosome segregation
Chromatin-remodeling factor ISWI is a microtubule-associated protein that contributes to chromosome segregation by stabilizing… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Nuclear import: A tale of two sites
Review
1997
Review
1997
Nuclear localization signals: a driving force for nuclear transport of plasmid DNA in zebrafish.
Nuclear localization signals (NLSs) are short peptides required for nuclear transport of karyophilic proteins. We review in this… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
The ETS-related transcription factor ERM is a nuclear target of signaling cascades involving MAPK and PKA.
Recent studies support a model for signal transduction from activated receptor tyrosine kinases to Ras which, in turn, activates… 
Review
1995
Review
1995
Nucleocytoplasmic shuttling of steroid receptors.
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Arginine-rich regions succeeding the nuclear localization region of the herpes simplex virus type 1 regulatory protein ICP27 are required for efficient nuclear localization and late gene expression
The herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) immediate-early protein ICP27 is an essential regulatory protein that localizes to the… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Identification of an N-terminal domain of eukaryotic DNA topoisomerase I dispensable for catalytic activity but essential for in vivo function.
Review
1991
Review
1991
c-myc oncoprotein function.
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
An N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive cytosolic factor necessary for nuclear protein import: requirement in signal-mediated binding to the nuclear pore
We described previously an assay for authentic nuclear protein import in vitro. In this assay, exogenous nuclei are placed in an… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Nuclear protein import: specificity for transport across the nuclear pore.
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