Ready-to-use ELISA kits are available for the detection of karyopherin (importin) alpha 6, an alias of the protein, karyopherin subunit alpha 6. The official gene symbol is KPNA6. The protein has a mass of 60 kDa and length of 536 residues. It is a member of the Importin alpha family and may be known by other names, including: karyopherin alpha 6 (importin alpha 7), importin-alpha-S2, importin alpha 7 subunit, and importin subunit alpha-7.