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Transport of galectin-3 between the nucleus and cytoplasm. I. Conditions and signals for nuclear import.
Glycobiology - 1 Jul 2006
Davidson Peter J, Li Su-Yin, Lohse Andrew G, Vandergaast Rianna, Verde Elisa, Pearson Andrea, Patterson Ronald J, Wang John L, Arnoys Eric J
Abstract excerpt
Galectin-3, a factor involved in the splicing of pre-mRNA, shuttles between the nucleus and the cytoplasm. We have engineered a vector that expresses the fusion protein containing the following: (a) green fluorescent protein as a reporter of localization, (b) bacterial maltose-binding protein to increase the size of the reporter polypeptide, and (c) galectin-3, whose sequence we wished to dissect in search of...
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