9.A.50 The Nuclear t-RNA Exporter (tRNA-E) Family
tRNAs are made in the nucleolus of the nuclei of eukaryotes. They are processed and exported into the cytoplasm. The t-exporter consists of several proteins. The protein t-UTP8 acts between maturation and translocation across the nuclear pore complex. It interacts with the two tRNA export receptors, Los1 and Msn5, and the Ran GTPase, Gsp1 t-UTP8, probably transfers tRNA to the nuclear tRNA export receptors by using a channeling mechanism (Strub et al., 2007).
The transport reaction catalyzes by a tRNA-exporter is:
tRNA (nucleus) → tRNA (cytoplasm)
References associated with 9.A.50 family:
Strub, B.R., M.B. Eswara, J.B. Pierce, and D. Mangroo. (2007). Utp8p is a nucleolar tRNA-binding protein that forms a complex with components of the nuclear tRNA export machinery in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol. Biol. Cell 18: 3845-3859. 17634288