IPO7

Importin 7
Identifiers
Symbols IPO7 ; Imp7; RANBP7
External IDs OMIM: 605586 MGI: 2152414 HomoloGene: 4659 GeneCards: IPO7 Gene
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 10527 233726
Ensembl ENSG00000205339 ENSMUSG00000066232
UniProt O95373 Q9EPL8
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_006391 NM_181517
RefSeq (protein) NP_006382 NP_852658
Location (UCSC) Chr 11:
9.38 – 9.45 Mb
Chr 7:
110.02 – 110.06 Mb
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Importin-7 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the IPO7 gene.[1][2]

The importin-alpha/beta complex and the GTPase Ran mediate nuclear import of proteins with a classical nuclear localization signal. The protein encoded by this gene is a member of a class of approximately 20 potential Ran targets that share a sequence motif related to the Ran-binding site of importin-beta. Similar to importin-beta, this protein prevents the activation of Ran's GTPase by RanGAP1 and inhibits nucleotide exchange on RanGTP, and also binds directly to nuclear pore complexes where it competes for binding sites with importin-beta and transportin. This protein has a Ran-dependent transport cycle and it can cross the nuclear envelope rapidly and in both directions. At least four importin beta-like transport receptors, namely importin beta itself, transportin, RanBP5 and RanBP7, directly bind and import ribosomal proteins.[2]

References

  1. Gorlich D, Dabrowski M, Bischoff FR, Kutay U, Bork P, Hartmann E, Prehn S, Izaurralde E (Aug 1997). "A novel class of RanGTP binding proteins". J Cell Biol 138 (1): 65–80. doi:10.1083/jcb.138.1.65. PMC 2139951. PMID 9214382.
  2. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: IPO7 importin 7".

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