Importin α: a key molecule in nuclear transport and non-transport functions

Cell surface localization of importin α1/KPNA2 affects cancer cell proliferation by regulating FGF1 signalling

(2016) Kohji Yamada et al.   Scientific Reports

Putting things in place for fertilization: discovering roles for importin proteins in cell fate and spermatogenesis

(2015) KateL. Loveland et al.   ASIAN JOURNAL OF ANDROLOGY

Diversification of importin-α isoforms in cellular trafficking and disease states

(2015) Ruth A. Pumroy et al.   BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL

Functional characterization of importin α8 as a classical nuclear localization signal receptor

(2015) Chihiro Kimoto et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH

Retinoblastoma-binding Protein 4-regulated Classical Nuclear Transport Is Involved in Cellular Senescence

(2015) Akira Tsujii et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Crystal Structure of Human Importin-α1 (Rch1), Revealing a Potential Autoinhibition Mode Involving Homodimerization

(2015) Hideyuki Miyatake et al.   PLoS One

Molecular Determinants for Nuclear Import of Influenza A PB2 by Importin α Isoforms 3 and 7

(2015) Ruth A. Pumroy et al.   STRUCTURE

Neurospora Importin α Is Required for Normal Heterochromatic Formation and DNA Methylation

(2015) Andrew D. Klocko et al.   PLoS Genetics

Systemic Delivery of MicroRNA-181b Inhibits Nuclear Factor-κB Activation, Vascular Inflammation, and Atherosclerosis in Apolipoprotein E–Deficient Mice

(2013) Xinghui Sun et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

Importin Alpha Subtypes Determine Differential Transcription Factor Localization in Embryonic Stem Cells Maintenance

(2013) Noriko Yasuhara et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

KPNA7, a nuclear transport receptor, promotes malignant properties of pancreatic cancer cells in vitro

(2013) Eeva Laurila et al.   EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH

Nuclear Import Factor Srp1 and Its Associated Protein Sts1 Couple Ribosome-bound Nascent Polypeptides to Proteasomes for Cotranslational Degradation

(2013) Seung-Wook Ha et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

MiR-223 downregulation promotes glomerular endothelial cell activation by upregulating importin α4 and α5 in IgA nephropathy

(2013) Hao Bao et al.   KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL

MEGA6: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis Version 6.0

(2013) Koichiro Tamura et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Regulated nucleocytoplasmic transport during gametogenesis

(2012) Yoichi Miyamoto et al.   Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Gene Regulatory Mechanisms

The functional role of the novel biomarker karyopherin α 2 (KPNA2) in cancer

(2012) Anders Christiansen et al.   CANCER LETTERS

The Interaction Between Importin-α and Nup153 Promotes Importin-α/β-Mediated Nuclear Import

(2012) Yutaka Ogawa et al.   TRAFFIC

Nuclear retention of importin α coordinates cell fate through changes in gene expression

(2011) Yoshinari Yasuda et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

Distinct effects of importin α2 and α4 on Oct3/4 localization and expression in mouse embryonic stem cells

(2011) Julia C. Young et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

Nucleoporin Nup50 Stabilizes Closed Conformation of Armadillo repeat 10 in Importin α5

(2011) Ruth A. Pumroy et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Importin α Protein Acts as a Negative Regulator for Snail Protein Nuclear Import

(2011) Toshihiro Sekimoto et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Differential use of importin-α isoforms governs cell tropism and host adaptation of influenza virus

(2011) Gülsah Gabriel et al.   Nature Communications

The importin β binding domain as a master regulator of nucleocytoplasmic transport

(2010) Kaylen Lott et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH

Karyopherin alpha7 (KPNA7), a divergent member of the importin alpha family of nuclear import receptors

(2010) Joshua B Kelley et al.   BMC CELL BIOLOGY

Novel Importin-α Family Member Kpna7 Is Required for Normal Fertility and Fecundity in the Mouse

(2010) Jianjun Hu et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

The Part and the Whole: functions of nucleoporins in nucleocytoplasmic transport

(2010) Sarah Wälde et al.   TRENDS IN CELL BIOLOGY

Ageing-related chromatin defects through loss of the NURD complex

(2009) Gianluca Pegoraro et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Regulation of Nuclear Lamin Polymerization by Importin α

(2008) Stephen A. Adam et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY