Importin Complex

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Contents 1 Function 2 More General Terms 3 Additional Terms 4 References

Function

• essential for step 1 of nuclear protein transport into the nucleus: binding to the nuclear envelope.

More General Terms

• adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase)
• carrier protein (transporter)
• multisubunit protein

Additional Terms

• exportin

References

1. Vandromme M et al Regulation of transcription factor localization: fine-tuning of gene expression. Trends Biochem Sci. 1996 Feb;21(2):59-64. Review. PMID: [1]

importin complex (NLS-binding protein)