Yongrong Liao, Leonid Andronov, Xiaotian Liu, Junyan Lin, Lucile Guerber, Linjie Lu, Arantxa Agote-Arán, Evanthia Pangou, Li Ran, Charlotte Kleiss, Mengdi Qu, Stephane Schmucker, Luca Cirillo, Zhirong Zhang, Daniel Riveline, Monica Gotta, Bruno P Klaholz, Izabela Sumara
Assembly of macromolecular complexes at correct cellular sites is crucial for cell function. Nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) are large cylindrical assemblies with eightfold rotational symmetry, built through hierarchical binding of nucleoporins (Nups) forming distinct subcomplexes. Here, we uncover a role of ubiquitin-associated protein 2-like (UBAP2L) in the assembly and stability of properly organized and functional NPCs at the intact nuclear envelope (NE) in human cells. UBAP2L localizes to the nuclear pores and facilitates the formation of the Y-complex, an essential scaffold component of the NPC, and its localization to the NE...
July 1, 2024: Journal of Cell Biology