Identification
HMDB Protein ID CDBP03671
Secondary Accession Numbers Not Available
Name Importin subunit alpha-3
Description Not Available
Synonyms
  1. Importin alpha Q2
  2. Karyopherin subunit alpha-3
  3. Qip2
  4. SRP1-gamma
Gene Name KPNA3
Protein Type Transporter
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. Recognizes NLSs of influenza A virus nucleoprotein probably through ARM repeats 7-9
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
Pathways
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Chromosome:1
Locus 13q14.3
SNPs KPNA3
Gene Sequence
>1566 bp
ATGGCCGAGAACCCCAGCTTGGAGAACCACCGCATCAAGAGCTTCAAGAACAAGGGCCGC
GATGTGGAAACAATGCGAAGACATAGAAATGAAGTGACAGTGGAACTGCGGAAGAACAAA
AGAGATGAACACTTATTGAAAAAGAGAAATGTTCCCCAAGAAGAAAGTCTAGAAGATTCA
GATGTTGATGCTGATTTTAAAGCACAAAATGTAACCCTAGAAGCTATATTGCAGAATGCC
ACAAGTGATAACCCAGTGGTCCAATTGAGTGCTGTCCAGGCAGCAAGAAAACTGTTATCC
AGTGACAGAAATCCACCGATTGATGACTTAATAAAATCTGGGATTTTACCAATTCTAGTC
AAATGTCTAGAAAGGGATGATAATCCTTCATTACAGTTTGAAGCTGCTTGGGCATTAACT
AACATAGCATCAGGAACTTCTGCACAGACTCAAGCTGTTGGGCAGTCTAATGCAGTACCT
CTTTTTCTGAGACTTCTTCGTTCACCACATCAGAATGTTTGTGAACAAGCAGTATGGGCT
TTGGGAAACATAATAGGTGATGGTCCTCAATGTAGAGATTATGTCATATCACTGGGAGTT
GTCAAACCTCTTCTGTCCTTCATCAGCCCCTCCATCCCCATCACCTTCCTTCGGAACGTC
ACATGGGTCATTGTCAATCTCTGCAGGAATAAGGATCCCCCACCGACTATGGAGACAGTT
CAGGAGATTTTACCAGCTTTATGTGTCCTCATATACCATACAGATATAAACATTCTTGTA
GACACTGTTTGGGCTCTGTCATACTTGACAGATGGAGGTAATGAACAGATACAGATGGTT
ATTGATTCAGGAGTTGTGCCCTTTCTTGTGCCCCTTCTGAGCCATCAGGAAGTCAAAGTT
CAAACAGCAGCCCTCAGAGCAGTTGGCAACATAGTGACTGGCACCGACGAGCAGACCCAG
GTTGTTCTCAATTGTGATGTCCTGTCACACTTCCCAAATCTCTTATCACACCCAAAAGAG
AAGATAAATAAGGAAGCAGTGTGGTTCCTTTCCAACATAACAGCAGGCAACCAGCAACAA
GTTCAAGCTGTAATAGATGCTGGATTAATTCCTATGATAATTCATCAGCTTGCTAAGGGG
GACTTTGGAACACAAAAAGAAGCTGCTTGGGCAATCAGCAACTTAACAATAAGTGGCAGA
AAAGATCAGGTTGAGTACCTTGTACAGCAGAATGTAATACCACCGTTCTGTAATTTACTG
TCAGTGAAAGATTCTCAAGTGGTTCAGGTGGTTCTAGATGGTCTAAAAAACATTCTGATA
ATGGCCGGTGATGAAGCAAGCACAATAGCTGAAATAATAGAGGAATGTGGAGGTTTGGAG
AAAATTGAAGTTTTACAGCAACATGAAAATGAAGACATATATAAATTAGCATTTGAAATC
ATAGATCAGTATTTCTCTGGTGATGATATTGATGAAGATCCCTGCCTCATTCCTGAAGCA
ACACAAGGAGGTACCTACAATTTTGATCCAACAGCCAACCTTCAAACAAAAGAATTTAAT
TTTTAA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 521
Molecular Weight 57810.4
Theoretical pI 4.55
Pfam Domain Function
Signals
  • ["None"]
Transmembrane Regions
  • ["None"]
Protein Sequence
>Importin subunit alpha-3
MAENPSLENHRIKSFKNKGRDVETMRRHRNEVTVELRKNKRDEHLLKKRNVPQEESLEDS
DVDADFKAQNVTLEAILQNATSDNPVVQLSAVQAARKLLSSDRNPPIDDLIKSGILPILV
KCLERDDNPSLQFEAAWALTNIASGTSAQTQAVVQSNAVPLFLRLLRSPHQNVCEQAVWA
LGNIIGDGPQCRDYVISLGVVKPLLSFISPSIPITFLRNVTWVIVNLCRNKDPPPPMETV
QEILPALCVLIYHTDINILVDTVWALSYLTDGGNEQIQMVIDSGVVPFLVPLLSHQEVKV
QTAALRAVGNIVTGTDEQTQVVLNCDVLSHFPNLLSHPKEKINKEAVWFLSNITAGNQQQ
VQAVIDAGLIPMIIHQLAKGDFGTQKEAAWAISNLTISGRKDQVEYLVQQNVIPPFCNLL
SVKDSQVVQVVLDGLKNILIMAGDEASTIAEIIEECGGLEKIEVLQQHENEDIYKLAFEI
IDQYFSGDDIDEDPCLIPEATQGGTYNFDPTANLQTKEFNF
GenBank ID Protein 2654139
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID O00505
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name IMA3_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID AF034756
GeneCard ID KPNA3
GenAtlas ID KPNA3
HGNC ID HGNC:6396
References
General References Not Available