id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-322446-ddv86eoy Sharma, Kulbhushan SARS-CoV 9b Protein Diffuses into Nucleus, Undergoes Active Crm1 Mediated Nucleocytoplasmic Export and Triggers Apoptosis When Retained in the Nucleus 2011-05-27 .txt text/plain 8437 512 56 We found that an export signal deficient SARS-CoV 9b protein induces apoptosis in transiently transfected cells and showed elevated caspase-3 activity. Analysis of 9b-YFP localization showed that in addition to the extranuclear region, some amount of 9b was also present within the nucleus similar to the SARS-CoV infected cells (Fig. S1 , panel (i), (ii) and (iii)). Panel (ii) shows that even in in-vitro transport assay, SARS-CoV 9b protein localizes in both cytoplasm as well as nucleus. As shown in panel (v), the SARS-CoV 9b protein was able to enter the nucleus even in the presence of WGA showing that its entry is independent of active transport pathway. The SARS-CoV 9b protein triggers caspase 3 mediated apoptosis when retained in the nucleus of mammalian cells While performing pulse-chase assays, we found that a significant number of Vero E6 cells, in which nuclear export of 9b has been inhibited (either by treating with LMB or using NES deficient 9b), were showing caspase 3 dependent apoptosis. ./cache/cord-322446-ddv86eoy.txt ./txt/cord-322446-ddv86eoy.txt