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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP08457
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 14169
Name Importin subunit alpha-2
Synonyms
  1. Karyopherin subunit alpha-2
  2. RAG cohort protein 1
  3. SRP1-alpha
Gene Name KPNA2
Protein Type Unknown
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in binding
Specific Function Functions in nuclear protein import as an adapter protein for nuclear receptor KPNB1. Binds specifically and directly to substrates containing either a simple or bipartite NLS motif. Docking of the importin/substrate complex to the nuclear pore complex (NPC) is mediated by KPNB1 through binding to nucleoporin FxFG repeats and the complex is subsequently translocated through the pore by an energy requiring, Ran- dependent mechanism. At the nucleoplasmic side of the NPC, Ran binds to importin-beta and the three components separate and importin-alpha and -beta are re-exported from the nucleus to the cytoplasm where GTP hydrolysis releases Ran from importin. The directionality of nuclear import is thought to be conferred by an asymmetric distribution of the GTP- and GDP-bound forms of Ran between the cytoplasm and nucleus
Pathways Not Available
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification
Component
cell part
intracellular part
cytoplasm
organelle
membrane-bounded organelle
intracellular membrane-bounded organelle
nucleus
nuclear pore
organelle part
intracellular organelle part
nuclear part
Function
binding
protein transporter activity
transporter activity
substrate-specific transporter activity
Process
establishment of localization
transport
protein transport
protein import into nucleus
intracellular protein transport
protein targeting
Cellular Location
  1. Nucleus
  2. Cytoplasm
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Chromosome:1
Locus 17q24.2
SNPs KPNA2
Gene Sequence
>1590 bp
ATGTCCACCAACGAGAATGCTAATACACCAGCTGCCCGTCTTCACAGATTCAAGAACAAG
GGAAAAGACAGTACAGAAATGAGGCGTCGCAGAATAGAGGTCAATGTGGAGCTGAGGAAA
GCTAAGAAGGATGACCAGATGCTGAAGAGGAGAAATGTAAGCTCATTTCCTGATGATGCT
ACTTCTCCGCTGCAGGAAAACCGCAACAACCAGGGCACTGTAAATTGGTCTGTTGATGAC
ATTGTCAAAGGCATAAATAGCAGCAATGTGGAAAATCAGCTCCAAGCTACTCAAGCTGCC
AGGAAACTACTTTCCAGAGAAAAACAGCCCCCCATAGACAACATAATCCGGGCTGGTTTG
ATTCCGAAATTTGTGTCCTTCTTGGGCAGAACTGATTGTAGTCCCATTCAGTTTGAATCT
GCTTGGGCACTCACTAACATTGCTTCTGGGACATCAGAACAAACCAAGGCTGTGGTAGAT
GGAGGTGCCATCCCAGCATTCATTTCTCTGTTGGCATCTCCCCATGCTCACATCAGTGAA
CAAGCTGTCTGGGCTCTAGGAAACATTGCAGGTGATGGCTCAGTGTTCCGAGACTTGGTT
ATTAAGTACGGTGCAGTTGACCCACTGTTGGCTCTCCTTGCAGTTCCTGATATGTCATCT
TTAGCATGTGGCTACTTACGTAATCTTACCTGGACACTTTCTAATCTTTGCCGCAACAAG
AATCCTGCACCCCCGATAGATGCTGTTGAGCAGATTCTTCCTACCTTAGTTCGGCTCCTG
CATCATGATGATCCAGAAGTGTTAGCAGATACCTGCTGGGCTATTTCCTACCTTACTGAT
GGTCCAAATGAACGAATTGGCATGGTGGTGAAAACAGGAGTTGTGCCCCAACTTGTGAAG
CTTCTAGGAGCTTCTGAATTGCCAATTGTGACTCCTGCCCTAAGAGCCATAGGGAATATT
GTCACTGGTACAGATGAACAGACTCAGGTTGTGATTGATGCAGGAGCACTCGCCGTCTTT
CCCAGCCTGCTCACCAACCCCAAAACTAACATTCAGAAGGAAGCTACGTGGACAATGTCA
AACATCACAGCCGGCCGCCAGGACCAGATACAGCAAGTTGTGAATCATGGATTAGTCCCA
TTCCTTGTCAGTGTTCTCTCTAAGGCAGATTTTAAGACACAAAAGGAAGCTGTGTGGGCC
GTGACCAACTATACCAGTGGTGGAACAGTTGAACAGATTGTGTACCTTGTTCACTGTGGC
ATAATAGAACCGTTGATGAACCTCTTAACTGCAAAAGATACCAAGATTATTCTGGTTATC
CTGGATGCCATTTCAAATATCTTTCAGGCTGCTGAGAAACTAGGTGAAACTGAGAAACTT
AGTATAATGATTGAAGAATGTGGAGGCTTAGACAAAATTGAAGCTCTACAAAACCATGAA
AATGAGTCTGTGTATAAGGCTTCGTTAAGCTTAATTGAGAAGTATTTCTCTGTAGAGGAA
GAGGAAGATCAAAACGTTGTACCAGAAACTACCTCTGAAGGCTACACTTTCCAAGTTCAG
GATGGGGCTCCTGGGACCTTTAACTTTTAG
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 529
Molecular Weight 57861.4
Theoretical pI 5.05
Pfam Domain Function
Signals
  • None
Transmembrane Regions
  • None
Protein Sequence
>Importin subunit alpha-2
MSTNENANTPAARLHRFKNKGKDSTEMRRRRIEVNVELRKAKKDDQMLKRRNVSSFPDDA
TSPLQENRNNQGTVNWSVDDIVKGINSSNVENQLQATQAARKLLSREKQPPIDNIIRAGL
IPKFVSFLGRTDCSPIQFESAWALTNIASGTSEQTKAVVDGGAIPAFISLLASPHAHISE
QAVWALGNIAGDGSVFRDLVIKYGAVDPLLALLAVPDMSSLACGYLRNLTWTLSNLCRNK
NPAPPIDAVEQILPTLVRLLHHDDPEVLADTCWAISYLTDGPNERIGMVVKTGVVPQLVK
LLGASELPIVTPALRAIGNIVTGTDEQTQVVIDAGALAVFPSLLTNPKTNIQKEATWTMS
NITAGRQDQIQQVVNHGLVPFLVSVLSKADFKTQKEAVWAVTNYTSGGTVEQIVYLVHCG
IIEPLMNLLTAKDTKIILVILDAISNIFQAAEKLGETEKLSIMIEECGGLDKIEALQNHE
NESVYKASLSLIEKYFSVEEEEDQNVVPETTSEGYTFQVQDGAPGTFNF
GenBank ID Protein 15865453
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P52292
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name IMA2_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID AJ303086
GeneCard ID KPNA2
GenAtlas ID KPNA2
HGNC ID HGNC:6395
References
General References
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