Ready-to-use ELISA kits are available for the detection of karyopherin alpha 5 (importin alpha 6), an alias of the protein, karyopherin subunit alpha 5. The official gene symbol is KPNA5. The protein, with a mass of 60.3 kDa and length of 536 residues, is reported to be cytoplasmic. It is a member of the Importin alpha family and may be known by other names, including: IPOA6, karyopherin alpha 5 (importin alpha 6), importin alpha 6, and importin subunit alpha-6.