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Gene information for KPNA5 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID3841
Official gene symbolKPNA5
Full namekaryopherin alpha 5 (importin alpha 6)
Aliases,IPOA6,SRP6,
Gene summaryThe 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). KPNA5 protein belongs to the importin alpha protein family and is thought to be involved in NLS-dependent protein import into the nucleus. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 6   Locus: 6q22.1
Gene position117002367 - 117063030  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size60664 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID604545