Gene Information
Gene NameKPNA4
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length521
Protein NamesImportin subunit alpha-3 (Importin alpha Q1) (Qip1) (Karyopherin subunit alpha-4)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000186432 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBO00629
Gene CardKPNA4
Uniprot IDO00629
PfamPF00514; PF16186; PF01749
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.999906347)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ KPNA4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ KPNA4 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ KPNA4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ KPNA4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Kpna4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ KPNA4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Kpna4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ KPNA4 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsKPNA3
ParalogsKPNA3, KPNA7, KPNA2, KPNA1, KPNA6, KPNA5
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in testis, ovary, small intestine, heart, skeletal muscle, lung and pancreas, but barely detectable in kidney, thymus, colon and peripheral blood leukocytes.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.001841(Rat);0.028(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 4UAE  (X-ray  2.70A  5TBK  (X-ray  3.45A  5XZX  (X-ray  3.00A  6BVV  (X-ray  2.30A  6BVZ  (X-ray  2.30A  6BW9  (X-ray  1.60A  6BWA  (X-ray  2.20A  6BWB  (X-ray  2.30A  6WX8  (X-ray  2.30A  7JJL  (X-ray  2.60A  7LF4  (X-ray  2.85A  7LFC  (X-ray  2.10A  7RFY  (X-ray  2.50A  7RG5  (X-ray  2.15A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250}. Nucleus {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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