The nuclear envelope is a membrane system which surrounds the nucleoplasm of eukaryotic cells. It is composed of the nuclear lamina, nuclear pore complexes and two nuclear membranes. The space between the two membranes is called the nuclear intermembrane space.
The nuclear pore complex (NPC) constitutes the exclusive means of nucleocytoplasmic transport. NPCs allow the passive diffusion of ions and small molecules and the active bidirectional transport of macromolecules such as proteins, RNAs etc across the double-membrane nuclear envelope.The NPC is composed of at least 30 distinct subunits known as Nucleoporins (NUPs).
Together with the closely related MLP2, involved in the structural and functional organization of perinuclear chromatin (PubMed:10638763). Together with MLP2, associates with the nuclear pore complex and form filamentous structures along the nuclear periphery (PubMed:10085285, PubMed:24152732). Has a role in the localization of Esc1 to nucleolar regions (PubMed:24152732). Together with MLP2, mediates tethering of the some telomeres to the nuclear periphery, probably mediated by YKU70/YKU80 (HDF1/HDF2) heterodimer and show perinuclear location dependent silencing (PubMed:11862215). MLP1 and MLP2 are involved in telomere length regulation but not silencing or telomere anchoring (PubMed:12490156). Recognizes the 5'-splice site of pre-mRNAs and retains unspliced pre-mRNA in the nucleus without affecting splicing itself (PubMed:12490156, PubMed:12531921, PubMed:14718167). {Experimental EvidencePubMed:10085285, Experimental EvidencePubMed:10638763, Experimental EvidencePubMed:11862215, Experimental EvidencePubMed:12490156, Experimental EvidencePubMed:12531921, Experimental EvidencePubMed:14718167, Experimental EvidencePubMed:24152732}.
Serine/arginine (SR)-type shuttling mRNA binding protein NPL3 (Mitochondrial targeting suppressor 1 protein) (Nuclear polyadenylated RNA-binding protein 1) (Nuclear protein localization protein 3) (Polyadenylate-binding protein NPL3)
Auxilin-like clathrin uncoating factor SWA2 (Bud site selection protein 24) (DnaJ-related protein SWA2) (J protein SWA2) (Synthetic lethal with ARF1 protein 2)