Importin subunit alpha-4 (original) (raw)

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Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

KPNA3
Identifiers
Aliases KPNA3, IPOA4, SRP1, SRP1gamma, SRP4, hSRP1, karyopherin subunit alpha 3
External IDs OMIM: 601892; MGI: 1100863; HomoloGene: 20520; GeneCards: KPNA3; OMA:KPNA3 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)Chromosome 13 (human)Chr.Chromosome 13 (human)[1]Chromosome 13 (human)Genomic location for KPNA3Genomic location for KPNA3Band13q14.2Start49,699,320 bp[1]End49,792,682 bp[1]
Gene location (Mouse)Chromosome 14 (mouse)Chr.Chromosome 14 (mouse)[2]Chromosome 14 (mouse)Genomic location for KPNA3Genomic location for KPNA3Band14|14 D1Start61,602,660 bp[2]End61,677,323 bp[2]
RNA expression patternBgeeHuman Mouse (ortholog)Top expressed inbiceps brachiiSkeletal muscle tissue of rectus abdominisSkeletal muscle tissue of biceps brachiideltoid muscletibialis anterior musclevastus lateralis muscleglutessecondary oocytetriceps brachii musclethoracic diaphragmTop expressed inextensor digitorum longus muscleplantaris musclezygotesecondary oocytepineal glandtriceps brachii muscletail of embryovastus lateralis muscletemporal muscletriceps suraeMore reference expression dataBioGPSMore reference expression data
Gene ontologyMolecular function protein C-terminus binding protein binding nuclear localization sequence binding nuclear import signal receptor activity Cellular component cytoplasm cytosol nuclear pore nucleus nucleoplasm host cell Biological process protein transport viral entry into host cell viral process viral penetration into host nucleus protein import into nucleus NLS-bearing protein import into nucleus modulation by virus of host cellular process protein-containing complex assembly Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
OrthologsSpeciesHuman MouseEntrez383916648EnsemblENSG00000102753ENSMUSG00000021929UniProtO00505O35344RefSeq (mRNA)NM_002267NM_008466RefSeq (protein)NP_002258NP_032492Location (UCSC)Chr 13: 49.7 – 49.79 MbChr 14: 61.6 – 61.68 MbPubMed search[3][4]
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Importin subunit alpha-4 also known as karyopherin subunit alpha-3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KPNA3 gene.[5][6]

The transport of molecules between the nucleus and the cytoplasm in eukaryotic cells is mediated by the nuclear pore complex (NPC) which consists of 60–100 proteins and is probably 120 million daltons in molecular size. Small molecules (up to 70 kD) can pass through the nuclear pore by nonselective diffusion; larger molecules are transported by an active process. Most nuclear proteins contain short basic amino acid sequences known as nuclear localization signals (NLSs). KPNA3, encodes a protein similar to certain nuclear transport proteins of Xenopus and human. The predicted amino acid sequence shows similarity to Xenopus importin, yeast SRP1, and human RCH1 (KPNA2), respectively. The similarities among these proteins suggests that karyopherin alpha-3 may be involved in the nuclear transport system.[7]

KPNA3 has been shown to interact with KPNB1.[6][8]

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000102753Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000021929Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ Takeda S, Fujiwara T, Shimizu F, Kawai A, Shinomiya K, Okuno S, Ozaki K, Katagiri T, Shimada Y, Nagata M, Watanabe T, Takaichi A, Kuga Y, Suzuki M, Hishigaki H, Takahashi E, Shin S, Nakamura Y, Hirai Y (June 1997). "Isolation and mapping of karyopherin alpha 3 (KPNA3), a human gene that is highly homologous to genes encoding Xenopus importin, yeast SRP1 and human RCH1". Cytogenet Cell Genet. 76 (1–2): 87–93. doi:10.1159/000134521. PMID 9154134.
  6. ^ a b Nachury MV, Ryder UW, Lamond AI, Weis K (February 1998). "Cloning and characterization of hSRP1 gamma, a tissue-specific nuclear transport factor". Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 95 (2): 582–7. Bibcode:1998PNAS...95..582N. doi:10.1073/pnas.95.2.582. PMC 18463. PMID 9435235.
  7. ^ "Entrez Gene: KPNA3 karyopherin alpha 3 (importin alpha 4)".
  8. ^ Köhler, M; Speck C; Christiansen M; Bischoff F R; Prehn S; Haller H; Görlich D; Hartmann E (November 1999). "Evidence for distinct substrate specificities of importin alpha family members in nuclear protein import" (PDF). Mol. Cell. Biol. 19 (11). UNITED STATES: 7782–91. doi:10.1128/mcb.19.11.7782. hdl:11858/00-001M-0000-0015-3C39-0. ISSN 0270-7306. PMC 84838. PMID 10523667.