Research Paper Volume 15, Issue 16 pp 8487—8500

ZBTB34 is a hepatocellular carcinoma-associated protein with a monopartite nuclear localization signal

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Figure 7. The mechanism of ZBTB34 entering the nucleoplasm. ZBTB34 binds to importins α1, α3, and α4 in the cytoplasm via its NLS and then recruits importin β1 to form a complex. These complexes transport ZBTB34 into nucleoplasm and then the importins are disassembled upon interaction with RanGTP.