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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP08459
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 14171
Name Importin subunit alpha-4
Synonyms
  1. Importin alpha Q1
  2. Karyopherin subunit alpha-4
  3. Qip1
Gene Name KPNA4
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. In vitro, mediates the nuclear import of human cytomegalovirus UL84 by recognizing a non- classical NLS. In vitro, mediates the nuclear import of human cytomegalovirus UL84 by recognizing a nonclassical NLS
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:3
Locus 3q25.33
SNPs KPNA4
Gene Sequence
>1566 bp
ATGGCGGACAACGAGAAACTGGACAACCAACGGCTCAAGAATTTCAAGAACAAAGGCCGC
GACTTGGAGACTATGAGAAGACAACGAAATGAAGTTGTAGTTGAATTAAGGAAGAATAAA
AGAGATGAACATCTCTTAAAGAGAAGGAATGTACCACATGAAGATATCTGTGAAGACTCT
GATATAGATGGTGATTATAGAGTGCAAAATACCTCTCTAGAAGCTATTGTTCAAAATGCT
TCAAGTGATAACCAAGGAATTCAATTAAGTGCAGTTCAAGCTGCTAGGAAGCTTTTGTCC
AGTGATCGAAATCCACCAATTGATGACTTAATAAAATCTGGAATATTGCCCATTTTAGTC
CATTGTCTTGAAAGAGATGACAATCCTTCTTTACAGTTTGAAGCTGCATGGGCTTTGACA
AACATTGCATCTGGAACTTCTGAACAAACTCAAGCAGTAGTTCAGTCCAATGCTGTGCCA
CTTTTCCTGAGGCTTCTCCATTCACCCCATCAGAATGTCTGTGAGCAAGCAGTGTGGGCA
TTGGGAAATATCATAGGTGATGGGCCCCAGTGTAGAGATTATGTCATAAGTCTTGGAGTT
GTGAAACCTTTACTTTCCTTCATAAGTCCATCTATTCCTATAACATTCTTAAGAAATGTT
ACTTGGGTTATGGTCAACTTATGTCGCCACAAAGACCCACCACCACCAATGGAAACCATT
CAGGAGATTCTTCCAGCCCTTTGTGTTTTAATTCATCACACAGATGTAAATATACTGGTA
GACACAGTCTGGGCCCTCTCTTACCTTACTGATGCTGGCAATGAACAAATACAGATGGTA
ATAGACTCTGGAATAGTTCCTCATTTGGTTCCTCTGCTCAGCCACCAGGAAGTTAAAGTT
CAGACTGCTGCACTTAGAGCTGTGGGCAACATTGTTACTGGAACTGATGAGCAAACACAA
GTAGTTTTGAACTGTGATGCTCTTTCACACTTCCCAGCACTCCTGACACATCCCAAAGAG
AAAATTAATAAAGAAGCAGTGTGGTTCCTCTCCAACATCACTGCAGGAAATCAGCAGCAG
GTACAGGCAGTAATTGATGCCAATCTTGTACCAATGATAATACACCTTTTGGATAAGGGG
GATTTTGGCACTCAAAAAGAAGCTGCTTGGGCCATAAGTAACTTAACAATTAGTGGAAGG
AAAGATCAAGTGGCTTACCTTATCCAACAAAATGTTATCCCACCTTTTTGCAACTTGCTG
ACTGTAAAAGATGCACAAGTTGTGCAAGTAGTACTCGATGGACTAAGTAATATATTAAAA
ATGGCTGAAGATGAGGCAGAAACCATAGGCAATCTTATAGAAGAATGTGGAGGGCTGGAG
AAAATTGAACAACTTCAAAATCATGAAAATGAAGACATCTACAAATTGGCCTATGAGATC
ATTGATCAGTTCTTCTCTTCAGATGATATTGATGAAGACCCTAGCCTTGTTCCAGAGGCA
ATTCAAGGCGGAACATTTGGTTTCAATTCATCTGCCAATGTACCAACAGAAGGGTTCCAG
TTTTAG
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 521
Molecular Weight 57886.3
Theoretical pI 4.56
Pfam Domain Function
Signals
  • None
Transmembrane Regions
  • None
Protein Sequence
>Importin subunit alpha-4
MADNEKLDNQRLKNFKNKGRDLETMRRQRNEVVVELRKNKRDEHLLKRRNVPHEDICEDS
DIDGDYRVQNTSLEAIVQNASSDNQGIQLSAVQAARKLLSSDRNPPIDDLIKSGILPILV
HCLERDDNPSLQFEAAWALTNIASGTSEQTQAVVQSNAVPLFLRLLHSPHQNVCEQAVWA
LGNIIGDGPQCRDYVISLGVVKPLLSFISPSIPITFLRNVTWVMVNLCRHKDPPPPMETI
QEILPALCVLIHHTDVNILVDTVWALSYLTDAGNEQIQMVIDSGIVPHLVPLLSHQEVKV
QTAALRAVGNIVTGTDEQTQVVLNCDALSHFPALLTHPKEKINKEAVWFLSNITAGNQQQ
VQAVIDANLVPMIIHLLDKGDFGTQKEAAWAISNLTISGRKDQVAYLIQQNVIPPFCNLL
TVKDAQVVQVVLDGLSNILKMAEDEAETIGNLIEECGGLEKIEQLQNHENEDIYKLAYEI
IDQFFSSDDIDEDPSLVPEAIQGGTFGFNSSANVPTEGFQF
GenBank ID Protein 1944125
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID O00629
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name IMA4_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID AB002533
GeneCard ID KPNA4
GenAtlas ID KPNA4
HGNC ID HGNC:6397
References
General References
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