Comparison between synthetic nuclear localization signal peptides from the steroid/thyroid hormone receptors superfamily

Abstract

The main objective of the study is to demonstrate that short basic peptides from the steroid/thyroid hormone receptors superfamily act as Nuclear Localization Signals out of receptors context. Such synthesized peptides, chemically coupled to Bovine Serum Albumin, were shown to enable the corresponding BSA-conjugate to be transported to the nucleus. A second objective is to demonstrate the utility of viral cointernalization as a good method for rapid quantitation, comparison and competition in nuclear entry.