Descriptions

Importin-α is a nuclear import receptor that facilitates the transport of proteins with nuclear localization sequences (NLSs) into the nucleus. It is autoinhibited by its N-terminal region, which occupies the NLS-binding site, preventing unnecessary binding and import activity. Importin-α is autoinhibited in the absence of importin-β and the binding of importin-β alleviates this autoinhibition, which displaces the autoinhibitory sequence.

Autoinhibitory domains (AIDs)

Target domain

136-228 (Major NLS-binding site);304-393 (Minor NLS-binding site)

Relief mechanism

Partner binding

Assay

Accessory elements

No accessory elements

Autoinhibited structure

Activated structure

1 structures for Q9FJ09

Entry ID Method Resolution Chain Position Source
AF-Q9FJ09-F1 Predicted AlphaFoldDB

74 variants for Q9FJ09

Variant ID(s) Position Change Description Diseaes Association Provenance
tmp_5_19994491_G_A 9 T>I No 1000Genomes
tmp_5_19994489_C_T 10 E>K No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH00721771 14 I>S No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH07380235 31 D>E No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH00721767 59 K>Q No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH07380225 83 D>Y No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH00721763 88 L>F No 1000Genomes
tmp_5_19994125_T_G 89 E>A No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH00721762 92 T>S No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH07380224 97 V>I No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH07380219 106 T>I No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH07380218 107 D>E No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH07380217 112 S>C No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH07380212 137 A>V No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH07380211 142 A>V No 1000Genomes
tmp_5_19993773_T_C 149 T>A No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH07380208 157 V>A No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH00721760 159 P>S No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH07380207 160 L>I No 1000Genomes
tmp_5_19993734_C_T 162 V>I No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH00721759 168 P>T No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH07380198 200 F>L No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH07380197 213 L>* No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH07380196 214 S>L No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH00721757 217 R>K No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH07380195 228 R>C No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH12655302 228 R>H No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH07380194 229 G>S No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH07380193 230 K>* No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH07380191 233 P>L No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH07380191 233 P>Q No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH00721756 241 V>A No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH07380186 241 V>F No 1000Genomes
tmp_5_19993334_A_C 245 L>R No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH07380184 250 Y>N No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH12655297 263 A>G No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH03396701 268 S>F No 1000Genomes
tmp_5_19993236_C_T 278 V>M No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH07380183 279 I>N No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH07380181 292 Q>H No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH07380180 296 P>A No 1000Genomes
tmp_5_19993090_C_T 298 V>I No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH07380178 304 R>L No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH03396695
ENSVATH03396696
305 C>S No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH07380177 309 I>V No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH00721754 313 N>S No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH03396694 318 H>R No 1000Genomes
tmp_5_19992794_C_A 323 C>F No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH07380172 330 A>T No 1000Genomes
tmp_5_19992735_T_A 343 R>W No 1000Genomes
tmp_5_19992679_C_A 361 Q>H No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH03396686 371 S>T No 1000Genomes
tmp_5_19992468_C_A 397 G>V No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH03396685 400 P>L No 1000Genomes
tmp_5_19992457_T_C 401 N>D No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH14616439 404 K>T No 1000Genomes
tmp_5_19992302_C_T 425 R>K No 1000Genomes
tmp_5_19992275_A_T 434 L>Q No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH07380162 435 E>D No 1000Genomes
tmp_5_19992272_T_C 435 E>G No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH00721747 439 I>M No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH07380161 443 V>G No 1000Genomes
tmp_5_19992242_T_A 445 K>M No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH00721745 451 N>K No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH12655255 456 M>I No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH07380157 486 Q>H No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH00721744 489 G>W No 1000Genomes
tmp_5_19992094_A_T 494 D>E No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH00721743 496 R>G No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH00721742 508 C>R No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH03396684 516 D>A No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH03396684 516 D>G No 1000Genomes
tmp_5_19992030_C_G 516 D>H No 1000Genomes
ENSVATH00721741 518 S>T No 1000Genomes

No associated diseases with Q9FJ09

8 regional properties for Q9FJ09

Type Name Position InterPro Accession
repeat Armadillo 102 - 185 IPR000225-1
repeat Armadillo 186 - 228 IPR000225-2
repeat Armadillo 230 - 311 IPR000225-3
repeat Armadillo 313 - 354 IPR000225-4
repeat Armadillo 356 - 396 IPR000225-5
repeat Armadillo 399 - 439 IPR000225-6
domain Importin-alpha, importin-beta-binding domain 1 - 92 IPR002652
repeat Atypical Arm repeat 451 - 495 IPR032413

Functions

Description
EC Number
Subcellular Localization
  • Nucleus envelope
PANTHER Family
PANTHER Subfamily
PANTHER Protein Class
PANTHER Pathway Category No pathway information available

2 GO annotations of cellular component

Name Definition
cytoplasm The contents of a cell excluding the plasma membrane and nucleus, but including other subcellular structures.
nuclear envelope The double lipid bilayer enclosing the nucleus and separating its contents from the rest of the cytoplasm; includes the intermembrane space, a gap of width 20-40 nm (also called the perinuclear space).

2 GO annotations of molecular function

Name Definition
nuclear import signal receptor activity Combining with a nuclear import signal (NIS) on a cargo to be transported, to mediate transport of the cargo through the nuclear pore, from the cytoplasm to the nuclear lumen. The cargo can be either a RNA or a protein.
nuclear localization sequence binding Binding to a nuclear localization sequence, a specific peptide sequence that acts as a signal to localize the protein within the nucleus.

1 GO annotations of biological process

Name Definition
NLS-bearing protein import into nucleus The directed movement of a protein bearing a nuclear localization signal (NLS) from the cytoplasm into the nucleus, across the nuclear envelope.

30 homologous proteins in AiPD

UniProt AC Gene Name Protein Name Species Evidence Code
Q02821 SRP1 Importin subunit alpha Saccharomyces cerevisiae (strain ATCC 204508 / S288c) (Baker's yeast) SS
A2VE08 KPNA1 Importin subunit alpha-5 Bos taurus (Bovine) SS
C1JZ66 KPNA7 Importin subunit alpha-8 Bos taurus (Bovine) PR
Q0V7M0 KPNA6 Importin subunit alpha-7 Bos taurus (Bovine) SS
Q5ZML1 KPNA1 Importin subunit alpha-5 Gallus gallus (Chicken) SS
P52295 Pen Importin subunit alpha Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit fly) SS
A9QM74 KPNA7 Importin subunit alpha-8 Homo sapiens (Human) EV
O00505 KPNA3 Importin subunit alpha-4 Homo sapiens (Human) SS
O00629 KPNA4 Importin subunit alpha-3 Homo sapiens (Human) SS
O15131 KPNA5 Importin subunit alpha-6 Homo sapiens (Human) SS
O60684 KPNA6 Importin subunit alpha-7 Homo sapiens (Human) SS
P52292 KPNA2 Importin subunit alpha-1 Homo sapiens (Human) EV
P52294 KPNA1 Importin subunit alpha-5 Homo sapiens (Human) SS
P52293 Kpna2 Importin subunit alpha-1 Mus musculus (Mouse) EV
O35343 Kpna4 Importin subunit alpha-3 Mus musculus (Mouse) SS
O35344 Kpna3 Importin subunit alpha-4 Mus musculus (Mouse) SS
O35345 Kpna6 Importin subunit alpha-7 Mus musculus (Mouse) PR
Q60960 Kpna1 Importin subunit alpha-5 Mus musculus (Mouse) SS
C0LLJ0 Kpna7 Importin subunit alpha-8 Mus musculus (Mouse) SS
C6K7I2 KPNA7 Importin subunit alpha-8 Sus scrofa (Pig) SS
Q56R16 Kpna5 Importin subunit alpha-6 Rattus norvegicus (Rat) SS
P83953 Kpna1 Importin subunit alpha-5 Rattus norvegicus (Rat) SS
Q71VM4 Os01g0253300 Importin subunit alpha-1a Oryza sativa subsp. japonica (Rice) SS
P91276 ima-2 Importin subunit alpha-2 Caenorhabditis elegans SS
Q19969 ima-3 Importin subunit alpha-3 Caenorhabditis elegans SS
O04294 IMPA3 Importin subunit alpha-3 Arabidopsis thaliana (Mouse-ear cress) SS
Q9M9X7 IMPA7 Importin subunit alpha-7 Arabidopsis thaliana (Mouse-ear cress) SS
Q9FWY7 IMPA6 Importin subunit alpha-6 Arabidopsis thaliana (Mouse-ear cress) SS
O22478 Importin subunit alpha Solanum lycopersicum (Tomato) (Lycopersicon esculentum) SS
Q503E9 kpna5 Importin subunit alpha-6 Danio rerio (Zebrafish) (Brachydanio rerio) SS
10 20 30 40 50 60
MSLRPSTKTE IRRIRYKVSV DAEEGRRRRE DFLVEIRKSK RNENLMKKRR VKVLPPDYKL
70 80 90 100 110 120
ISNDPFESLL EIANMITGVF SDDPSLQLEY TTRFRVVLSF DRSPPTDNVI KSGVVPRFVE
130 140 150 160 170 180
FLKKDDNPKL QFEAAWALTN IASGASEHTK VVIDHGVVPL FVQLLASPDD DVREQAIWGL
190 200 210 220 230 240
GNVAGDSIQC RDFVLNSGAF IPLLHQLNNH ATLSILRNAT WTLSNFFRGK PSPPFDLVKH
250 260 270 280 290 300
VLPVLKRLVY SDDEQVLIDA CWALSNLSDA SNENIQSVIE AGVVPRLVEL LQHASPVVLV
310 320 330 340 350 360
PALRCIGNIV SGNSQQTHCV INCGVLPVLA DLLTQNHMRG IRREACWTIS NITAGLEEQI
370 380 390 400 410 420
QSVIDANLIP SLVNLAQHAE FDIKKEAIWA ISNASVGGSP NQIKYLVEQN CIKALCDILV
430 440 450 460 470 480
CPDLRIILVS LGGLEMILIA GEVDKNLRDV NCYSQMIEDA EGLEKIENLQ HHGNNEIYEK
490 500 510
AVKILQTYGL VEEDGRLVEE EDEGGDGCSH PEFQFDFSR