Nuclear Localization Signals

"Nuclear Localization Signals" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Short, predominantly basic amino acid sequences identified as nuclear import signals for some proteins. These sequences are believed to interact with specific receptors at the NUCLEAR PORE.

Descriptor ID	D019913
MeSH Number(s)	D12.644.770.610 G02.111.570.060.670.610
Concept/Terms	Nuclear Localization Signals Nuclear Localization Signals Nuclear Localization Signal Peptide Nuclear Localization Signal Signal, Nuclear Localization Signals, Nuclear Localization NLS Peptide NLS Peptides Peptide, NLS Peptides, NLS

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Nuclear Localization Signals".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
Peptides [D12.644]
Protein Sorting Signals [D12.644.770]
Nuclear Localization Signals [D12.644.770.610]
Biological Sciences [G]
Chemical Phenomena [G02]
Biochemical Phenomena [G02.111]
Molecular Structure [G02.111.570]
Amino Acid Sequence [G02.111.570.060]
Protein Sorting Signals [G02.111.570.060.670]
Nuclear Localization Signals [G02.111.570.060.670.610]

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