[HTML][HTML] Channel width modulates the permeability of DNA origami based nuclear pore mimics

Q Feng, M Saladin, C Wu, E Cao, W Zheng, A Zhang… - bioRxiv, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Nucleoporins (nups) in the central channel of nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) form a
selective barrier that suppresses the diffusion of most macromolecules while enabling rapid …

Modeling HIV-1 nuclear entry with nucleoporin-gated DNA-origami channels

Q Shen, Q Feng, C Wu, Q Xiong, T Tian… - Nature structural & …, 2023 - nature.com
Delivering the virus genome into the host nucleus through the nuclear pore complex (NPC)
is pivotal in human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) infection. The mechanism of this …

A programmable DNA origami platform for organizing intrinsically disordered nucleoporins within nanopore confinement

PDE Fisher, Q Shen, B Akpinar, LK Davis… - ACS …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) form gateways that control molecular exchange between
the nucleus and the cytoplasm. They impose a diffusion barrier to macromolecules and …

Visualization and transport through biomimetic nuclear pore complexes

E Bertosin, N Klughammer, A Barth… - Biophysical …, 2024 - cell.com
The nuclear pore complex (NPC) is a huge protein system spanning the nuclear envelope
whose central pore (with diameters> 40 nm) is filled with intrinsically disordered proteins (FG …

DNA-origami nanotrap for studying the selective barriers formed by phenylalanine-glycine-rich nucleoporins

Q Shen, T Tian, Q Xiong, PD Ellis Fisher… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
DNA nanotechnology provides a versatile and powerful tool to dissect the structure–function
relationship of biomolecular machines like the nuclear pore complex (NPC), an enormous …

Single-molecule transport across an individual biomimetic nuclear pore complex

SW Kowalczyk, L Kapinos, TR Blosser… - Nature …, 2011 - nature.com
Nuclear pore complexes regulate the selective exchange of RNA and proteins across the
nuclear envelope in eukaryotic cells. Biomimetic strategies offer new opportunities to …

A DNA-origami nuclear pore mimic reveals nuclear entry mechanisms of HIV-1 capsid

Q Shen, C Xu, S Jang, Q Xiong, SC Devarkar, T Tian… - bioRxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
The capsid of human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) plays a pivotal role in viral nuclear
import, but the mechanism by which the viral core passages the nuclear pore complex …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamic molecular mechanism of the nuclear pore complex permeability barrier

T Kozai, J Fernandez-Martinez, T van Eeuwen… - bioRxiv, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) mediate nucleocytoplasmic transport of specific
macromolecules while impeding the exchange of unsolicited material. However, key aspects …

A designer FG-Nup that reconstitutes the selective transport barrier of the nuclear pore complex

A Fragasso, HW De Vries, J Andersson… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Nuclear Pore Complexes (NPCs) regulate bidirectional transport between the
nucleus and the cytoplasm. Intrinsically disordered FG-Nups line the NPC lumen and form a …

Ultrathin nucleoporin phenylalanine–glycine repeat films and their interaction with nuclear transport receptors

NB Eisele, S Frey, J Piehler, D Görlich, RP Richter - EMBO reports, 2010 - embopress.org
Nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) are highly selective gates that mediate the exchange of all
proteins and nucleic acids between the cytoplasm and the nucleus. Their selectivity relies on …