Description
Product Characteristics:
Aliases: FLJ11249 antibody, IMA7_HUMAN antibody, Importin alpha 7 subunit antibody, Importin alpha S2 antibody, Importin subunit alpha 7 antibody, Importin subunit alpha-7 antibody, IPOA 7 antibody, IPOA7 antibody, Karyopherin alpha 6 antibody, Karyopherin alpha 6 (importin alpha 7) antibody, Karyopherin subunit alpha 6 antibody, Karyopherin subunit alpha-6 antibody, KPNA 6 antibody, KPNA 7 antibody, Kpna6 antibody, KPNA7 antibody, MGC17918 antibody, OTTHUMP00000004532 antibody
Target Information: Nucleocytoplasmic transport, a signal- and energy-dependent process, takes place through nuclear pore complexes embedded in the nuclear envelope. The import of proteins containing a nuclear localization signal (NLS) requires the NLS import receptor, a heterodimer of importin alpha and beta subunits also known as karyopherins. Importin alpha binds the NLS-containing cargo in the cytoplasm and importin beta docks the complex at the cytoplasmic side of the nuclear pore complex. In the presence of nucleoside triphosphates and the small GTP binding protein Ran, the complex moves into the nuclear pore complex and the importin subunits dissociate. Importin alpha enters the nucleoplasm with its passenger protein and importin beta remains at the pore. The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the importin alpha family. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]