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KPNA1: karyopherin subunit alpha 1

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ConductScience Library. KPNA1: karyopherin subunit alpha 1. Genes, record 3836. Release gene-search-2026-11-11-0.2.0, 11 Nov 2026. https://conductscience.org/library/genes/3836

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Gene

Symbol
KPNA1
HGNC
Name
karyopherin subunit alpha 1
HGNC
NCBI Gene ID
3836
NCBI Gene
HGNC ID
HGNC:6394
HGNC
Ensembl
ENSG00000114030
NCBI Gene
Aliases
IPOA5, NPI-1, RCH2, SRP1
NCBI Gene
Type
protein-coding
NCBI Gene

Proteins1

Reviewed human proteins whose Swiss-Prot entry states the gene.

UniProt entryProteinLengthStructuresGene stated in
P52294Importin subunit alpha-55384Ensembl, GeneID, HGNC

Source UniProt

Patents9

Patents whose sequence listing contains this protein's exact sequence. A patent can list a sequence without claiming it.

PublicationPublishedSEQ ID NOProteinSource
JP 2026004568 A2026-01-1450587P52294Espacenet
EP 4650780 A22025-11-196836P52294Espacenet
JP 2025517970 A2025-06-126836P52294Espacenet
US 11446398 B22022-09-2042564P52294Espacenet
JP 2022524081 A2022-04-27145535P52294Espacenet
US 11078247 B22021-08-036000P52294Espacenet
JP 2019054813 A2019-04-11231022P52294Espacenet
JP 2017121241 A2017-07-13231022P52294Espacenet
JP 2015516143 A2015-06-08231022P52294Espacenet

Drugs0

Drugs a ChEMBL mechanism record says act on the gene's protein, through Open Targets.

None in this release.

Trials0

Trials of those drugs. A trial joins the gene only through a drug that acts on it.

None in this release.

NIH grants1,802

NIH grants whose papers are about the gene, through NIH's grant-paper links.

GrantTitleKPNA1 papersNewest fiscal year
P30CA016672Cancer Center Support Grant152025
P01AI120943Molecular Mechanisms of Filoviral-host Interactions112025
P30CA056036Translational Research in Cancer102025
P30DK058404Molecular and Cellular Basis for Digestive Diseases62025
P30CA008748Cancer Center Support Grant52025
P50AA024333Alcohol and tissue injury, from mechanisms to treatments52025
R01CA136367Disruption of Cellular RNA Processing by Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus52025
T32AI007647Training Program in Mechanisms of Virus-Host Interactions52025
P20GM103432Wyoming IDeA Networks for Biomedical Research Excellence Phase 442025
P30CA016086Cancer Center Support Grant42025

1 to 10 of 1,802Source NIH's project files

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Papers2,991

Newest first. Swiss-Prot's references are curated; PubTator's text mining finds papers that name the gene, not always ones about it.

TitleJournalYearPMIDFound bySource
Targeting Nuclear Import of Thyroid Hormone Receptor Alpha with Natural Polyphenols: Potential Mechanism for Lipolysis in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease.Curr Issues Mol Biol202642793229PubTator, text miningPubMed
Signal recognition particle 14 binds to importin α in Plasmodium falciparum.Mol Biol Rep202642709283PubTator, text miningPubMed
KPNA1/importin α5 localizes to the nucleolus and associates with box C/D snoRNP complexes.Biochem Biophys Res Commun202642659866PubTator, text miningPubMed
MicroRNA-155 modulates STAT3 signaling by targeting KPNA1 in chronic chorioamnionitis of human placenta.J Reprod Immunol202642623725PubTator, text miningPubMed
Tumor-Derived Exosomal circAP2B1 Induces M2 Macrophage Polarization by Enhancing Mitochondrial Homeostasis to Promote Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Progression.Adv Sci (Weinh)202642536806PubTator, text miningPubMed
Structures of Nicotiana benthamiana importin-α1 complexes reveal mechanisms for plant virus NLS recognition.Plant J202642519839PubTator, text miningPubMed
LncRNA ckATP1A1-AS1 inhibits influenza A virus replication by mediating innate immune responses and suppressing viral nuclear import.J Virol202642496117PubTator, text miningPubMed
Structural Insights Into the Nuclear Import of Marek's Disease Virus Large Tegument Protein.Adv Virol202642338683PubTator, text miningPubMed
Palmitoylated importin α recruits PKCε to the plasma membrane to drive breast cancer cell motility.bioRxiv202642282530PubTator, text miningPubMed
Heterozygous Nonsense Mutation in the Nuclear Transport Factor KPNA7, a Maternal Factor Active in Embryonic Tissues, Causes Autosomal Dominant Otosclerosis.Int J Mol Sci202642278511PubTator, text miningPubMed

1 to 10 of 2,991

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Sources 12

  • ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTFreely available. Acknowledgement requested
  • ChEMBL, through Open TargetsCC BY-SA 3.0
  • ClinicalTrials.govNo license stated
  • EMBL-EBI's patent proteinsNo added restrictions. Attribution expected
  • GenBank's patent filesNo restrictions from NCBI. Submitters may hold rights
  • HGNCCC0
  • NCBI GenePublic domain (US government)
  • NIH's project files and grant-paper linksPublic domain
  • Open TargetsCC0 1.0
  • PubMedNLM's terms
  • PubTator 3Public domain
  • UniProtCC BY 4.0
Each source's terms
  • ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTClinicalTrials.gov data via Aggregate Analysis of ClinicalTrials.gov (AACT), CTTI. CTTI makes its materials freely available and requests acknowledgement. https://aact.ctti-clinicaltrials.org/documentation/299
  • ChEMBL, through Open TargetsCC BY-SA 3.0, for the parts from ChEMBL. Read on 8 Nov 2026 at https://platform-docs.opentargets.org/licence
  • ClinicalTrials.govnone stated
  • EMBL-EBI's patent proteinsEMBL-EBI's patent protein files from the EPO, JPO, KIPO and USPTO. EMBL-EBI: "EMBL-EBI itself places no additional restrictions on the use or redistribution of the data available via its Data Resources and Tools other than those provided by the original data owners" and "EMBL-EBI expects attribution (e.g. in publications, services or products) for the use of any of its Data Resources and Tools." Read on 11 Nov 2026 at https://www.ebi.ac.uk/about/terms-of-use
  • GenBank's patent filesGenBank's patent files. NCBI: "NCBI places no restrictions on the use or distribution of the GenBank data. However, some submitters may claim patent, copyright, or other intellectual property rights in all or a portion of the data they have submitted." Read on 11 Nov 2026 at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genbank/about/
  • HGNCCC0: https://www.genenames.org/about/license/
  • NCBI GeneNone named for the file. NCBI says information created by or for the US government on its site is in the public domain, and asks that NLM be acknowledged: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/home/about/policies/
  • NIH's project files and grant-paper linksPublic domain (NIH RePORTER)
  • Open TargetsCC0 1.0. Open Targets asks that users cite its latest paper: Buniello et al. 2025, Open Targets Platform: facilitating therapeutic hypotheses building in drug discovery, Nucleic Acids Research 53(D1):D1467, PMID 39657122. Read on 8 Nov 2026 at https://platform-docs.opentargets.org/licence
  • PubMedNLM's terms
  • PubTator 3Public domain
  • UniProtCC BY 4.0. UniProt's licence file: "All databases and documents in the UniProt FTP directory may be copied and redistributed freely, without advance permission, provided that this copyright statement is reproduced with each copy." UniProt asks that users cite its latest paper: The UniProt Consortium, UniProt: the Universal Protein Knowledgebase in 2025, Nucleic Acids Research 53:D609-D617, https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkae1010. Read on 9 Nov 2026 at https://www.uniprot.org/help/license

ClinicalTrials.gov's data carry an international copyright outside the United States: https://clinicaltrials.gov/about-site/terms-conditions.

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