Protein
Importin subunit alpha-2
Organism
Oryza sativa subsp. japonica
Function
Binds specifically and directly to substrates containing either a simple or bipartite NLS motif. Promotes docking of import substrates to the nuclear envelope.
Similarity
Belongs to the importin alpha family.
Sequence
MADDSASPSPSSASPLQHHREALKSSVRNTAASRRREQAIAIGKERREALIRAKRVCRAPISGSDEAEMEEGDMVVDEEKACLEAKTAHAVEELKSALSIQGKGVQKKKIEALRDLRRLLSQPEVPLVDTAIKAGAVPLLVQYLSFGSSDEQLLEAAWCLTNIAAGEPEETKSLLPALPLLIAHLGEKSSTLVAEQCAWAIGNVAGEGAELRSTLLAQGALRPLTRLMFSSKGSTARTAAWAMSNLIKGPDPKAANELITIDGVLNAIIASLEKEDEELATEVAWVVVYLSALSDRGISLIVRSSVPQLLIGRLFSSENLQLLIPVLRGLGNLIAADDYMVDSVLTVGHNIIDQALSGLIKCLKSDNRVLRKESSWALSNIAAGSFEHKKLIFASEATPVLIRLVTSMQFDIRREAAYTLGNLCVVPTGNCELPKIIVEHLVAIVDGGALPGFIHLVRSADVDTAGLGLQFLELVMRGYPNKQGPKLVEMEDGIEAMERFQFHENEQMRNMANGLVDEYFGEDYGLDE