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Peyro, Mohaddeseh.

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The Role of FG Nucleoporins Amino Acid Sequence Composition in Nucleocytoplasmic Transport.

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Title/Author:	The Role of FG Nucleoporins Amino Acid Sequence Composition in Nucleocytoplasmic Transport./
Author:	Peyro, Mohaddeseh.
Published:	Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, : 2020,
Description:	129 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 82-05, Section: B.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International82-05B.
Subject:	Bioengineering. -
Online resource:	https://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=28090451
ISBN:	9798691238208

The Role of FG Nucleoporins Amino Acid Sequence Composition in Nucleocytoplasmic Transport.
Peyro, Mohaddeseh.

The Role of FG Nucleoporins Amino Acid Sequence Composition in Nucleocytoplasmic Transport. - Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2020 - 129 p.

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 82-05, Section: B.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Berkeley, 2020.

This item must not be sold to any third party vendors.

Bidirectional transport of molecules through the nuclear envelope (nucleocytoplasmic transport) is a vital, yet very complex process inside eukaryotic cells. This process is facilitated by thousands of nanoscale pores embedded in the nuclear envelope, named nuclear pore complexes (NPCs). The remarkable feature of NPC is that it facilitates transport in a fast, yet selective manner. Despite numerous studies, the underlying mechanism of NPC's function is unknown. The intricate function of NPC cannot be fully captured via experimental techniques due to small scale and rapid movement of the FG Nucleoporins, which are intrinsically disordered proteins rich in phenylalanine-glycine repeats, responsible for facilitating the transport process.In this dissertation, using a range of computational approaches, the role of FG Nups in the nuclear transport process is explored. FG Nups do not have a well-defined secondary structure and it is believed that their sequence composition and conformational ensemble are critical for their function in the NPC. In this dissertation, for the first time, specific sequence patterns in the charge distribution of FG Nups were identified that were not observed in other intrinsically disordered proteins. These patterns are extended sub-sequences that only contain positively charged residues, have low charge density, and are located toward the N-terminus of FG Nups. We named these evolutionarily conserved patterns like charge regions (LCRs).Additionally, the role that LCRs play in the conformational ensemble and function of FG Nups was examined, using coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations. Our simulations in multiple levels (single Nups, ring cross sections of NPC, and whole NPC) show that number of charged residues in the LCR impact the conformational ensemble of FG Nups and movement of the cargo complex. Our simulations also suggest that the number of charged residues in LCR can regulate the interaction of cargo complex with FG Nups. Since conformational ensemble of FG Nups and their interaction with cargo complex are two governing factors of the transport process, we suggest that LCRs, the unique and evolutionarily conserved features of FG Nups, are major regulators of the nucleocytoplasmic transport.

ISBN: 9798691238208Subjects--Topical Terms:

657580
Bioengineering.
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Amino acid sequence

The Role of FG Nucleoporins Amino Acid Sequence Composition in Nucleocytoplasmic Transport.
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