Welcome to the nucleus: CAN I take your coat?

A. Harel, D. J. Forbes

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Abstract

Individual viruses have evolved strategies for surmounting a formidable barrier in their path to replication in the nucleus - the nuclear envelope. A new study describing the nuclear entry of adenovirus 2 finds that this virus docks at the CAN/Nup214 protein of the nuclear pore, then hijacks histone H1 and specific H1-import receptors to effect a targeted uncoating of its nucleocapsid at the nuclear pore.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)E267-E269
JournalNature Cell Biology
Volume3
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2001
Externally publishedYes

Funding

FundersFunder number
National Institute of General Medical SciencesR01GM033279

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