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IMPA-2 importin alpha isoform 2 [ Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress) ]

Gene ID: 827302, updated on 18-Sep-2024

Summary

Official Symbol
IMPA-2
Official Full Name
importin alpha isoform 2
Primary source
TAIR:AT4G16143
Locus tag
AT4G16143
See related
Araport:AT4G16143
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Arabidopsis thaliana (ecotype: Columbia)
Lineage
Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Streptophyta; Embryophyta; Tracheophyta; Spermatophyta; Magnoliopsida; eudicotyledons; Gunneridae; Pentapetalae; rosids; malvids; Brassicales; Brassicaceae; Camelineae; Arabidopsis
Also known as
importin alpha isoform 2
Summary
Protein interacts with Agrobacterium proteins VirD2 and VirE2. Is not individually essential for Agrobacterium-mediated root transformation, but when overexpressed can rescue the impa-4 decreased transformation susceptibility phenotype.
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Genomic context

See IMPA-2 in Genome Data Viewer
Location:
chromosome: 4
Exon count:
10
Sequence:
Chromosome: 4; NC_003075.7 (9133750..9137415, complement)

Chromosome 4 - NC_003075.7Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene proline-rich family protein Neighboring gene GATA type zinc finger transcription factor family protein Neighboring gene associated molecule with the SH3 domain of STAM 3 Neighboring gene cAMP-regulated phosphoprotein 19-related protein

Interactions

Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

General gene information

NM_001160767.2
NM_117708.6

Gene Ontology Provided by TAIR

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables nuclear import signal receptor activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
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enables protein binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
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PubMed 
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in protein import into nucleus IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 

General protein information

Preferred Names
importin alpha isoform 2
NP_001154239.1
  • importin alpha isoform 2 (IMPA-2); FUNCTIONS IN: protein transporter activity, binding; INVOLVED IN: intracellular protein transport, protein import into nucleus; LOCATED IN: cytosol; EXPRESSED IN: 23 plant structures; EXPRESSED DURING: 14 growth stages; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Importin-alpha-like, importin-beta-binding domain (InterPro:IPR002652), Armadillo-like helical (InterPro:IPR011989), Armadillo (InterPro:IPR000225), Armadillo-type fold (InterPro:IPR016024); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: importin alpha isoform 1 (TAIR:AT3G06720.2); Has 4654 Blast hits to 3364 proteins in 293 species: Archae - 4; Bacteria - 33; Metazoa - 1869; Fungi - 640; Plants - 1336; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 772 (source: NCBI BLink).
NP_567485.4
  • importin alpha isoform 2 (IMPA-2); FUNCTIONS IN: protein transporter activity, binding; INVOLVED IN: intracellular protein transport, protein import into nucleus; LOCATED IN: cytosol, nucleolus; EXPRESSED IN: 24 plant structures; EXPRESSED DURING: 14 growth stages; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Importin-alpha-like, importin-beta-binding domain (InterPro:IPR002652), Armadillo-like helical (InterPro:IPR011989), Armadillo (InterPro:IPR000225), Armadillo-type fold (InterPro:IPR016024); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: importin alpha isoform 1 (TAIR:AT3G06720.2); Has 4654 Blast hits to 3364 proteins in 293 species: Archae - 4; Bacteria - 33; Metazoa - 1869; Fungi - 640; Plants - 1336; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 772 (source: NCBI BLink).

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_003075.7 Reference assembly

    Range
    9133750..9137415 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_117708.6NP_567485.4  importin alpha isoform 2 [Arabidopsis thaliana]

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_567485.4

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    F4JL11, O49600, Q9ASV4
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A178V0W7
    Conserved Domains (4) summary
    COG5064
    Location:10535
    SRP1; Karyopherin (importin) alpha [Intracellular trafficking and secretion]
    cd00020
    Location:114235
    ARM; Armadillo/beta-catenin-like repeats. An approximately 40 amino acid long tandemly repeated sequence motif first identified in the Drosophila segment polarity gene armadillo; these repeats were also found in the mammalian armadillo homolog beta-catenin, ...
    pfam01749
    Location:899
    IBB; Importin beta binding domain
    sd00043
    Location:116148
    ARM; armadillo repeat [structural motif]
  2. NM_001160767.2NP_001154239.1  importin alpha isoform 2 [Arabidopsis thaliana]

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001154239.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    F4JL11, O49600, Q9ASV4
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A178V0W7
    Conserved Domains (4) summary
    COG5064
    Location:10535
    SRP1; Karyopherin (importin) alpha [Intracellular trafficking and secretion]
    cd00020
    Location:114235
    ARM; Armadillo/beta-catenin-like repeats. An approximately 40 amino acid long tandemly repeated sequence motif first identified in the Drosophila segment polarity gene armadillo; these repeats were also found in the mammalian armadillo homolog beta-catenin, ...
    pfam01749
    Location:899
    IBB; Importin beta binding domain
    sd00043
    Location:116148
    ARM; armadillo repeat [structural motif]