KPNA2

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Also known as SRP1alphaIPOA1QIP2PTAC58

Summary

KPNA2 (karyopherin subunit alpha 2, HGNC:6395) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 17q24.2, encoding Importin subunit alpha-1 (P52292). Functions in nuclear protein import as an adapter protein for nuclear receptor KPNB1. It is a selective cancer dependency (DepMap: 20.8% of cell lines).

The import of proteins into the nucleus is a process that involves at least 2 steps. The first is an energy-independent docking of the protein to the nuclear envelope and the second is an energy-dependent translocation through the nuclear pore complex. Imported proteins require a nuclear localization sequence (NLS) which generally consists of a short region of basic amino acids or 2 such regions spaced about 10 amino acids apart. Proteins involved in the first step of nuclear import have been identified in different systems. These include the Xenopus protein importin and its yeast homolog, SRP1 (a suppressor of certain temperature-sensitive mutations of RNA polymerase I in Saccharomyces cerevisiae), which bind to the NLS. KPNA2 protein interacts with the NLSs of DNA helicase Q1 and SV40 T antigen and may be involved in the nuclear transport of proteins. KPNA2 also may play a role in V(D)J recombination. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants.

Source: NCBI Gene 3838 — RefSeq curated summary.

At a glance

  • GWAS associations: 7
  • Clinical variants (ClinVar): 51 total
  • Druggable target: yes — 1 molecules with ChEMBL bioactivity
  • Cancer dependency (DepMap): dependent in 20.8% of screened cell lines
  • MANE Select transcript: NM_002266

Identifiers

Gene identifiers

FieldValue
HGNC IDHGNC:6395
Approved symbolKPNA2
Namekaryopherin subunit alpha 2
Location17q24.2
Locus typegene with protein product
StatusApproved
AliasesSRP1alpha, IPOA1, QIP2, PTAC58
Ensembl geneENSG00000182481
Ensembl biotypeprotein_coding
OMIM600685
Entrez3838

Gene structure

Transcript identifiers

Ensembl transcripts: 31 — 19 protein_coding, 8 retained_intron, 2 protein_coding_CDS_not_defined, 2 nonsense_mediated_decay

ENST00000330459, ENST00000537025, ENST00000579754, ENST00000582898, ENST00000583269, ENST00000583392, ENST00000584026, ENST00000676594, ENST00000676622, ENST00000676857, ENST00000676902, ENST00000677086, ENST00000677223, ENST00000677419, ENST00000677695, ENST00000677827, ENST00000677918, ENST00000678054, ENST00000678388, ENST00000679078, ENST00000679346, ENST00000913633, ENST00000913634, ENST00000913635, ENST00000913636, ENST00000913637, ENST00000913638, ENST00000913639, ENST00000913640, ENST00000913641, ENST00000964619

RefSeq mRNA: 2 — MANE Select: NM_002266 NM_001320611, NM_002266

CCDS: CCDS32713

Canonical transcript exons

ENST00000330459 — 11 exons

ExonStartEnd
ENSE000016432826804290568042999
ENSE000016733566803573568035840
ENSE000016846976804208568042353
ENSE000017125286804432168044503
ENSE000017230386804310068043363
ENSE000025222486804383868044071
ENSE000025232006803735868037495
ENSE000026868696803711068037207
ENSE000036109666804577268045921
ENSE000036800396804067868040766
ENSE000038504656804650468046854

Expression profiles

Bgee: expression breadth ubiquitous, 134 present calls, max score 99.50.

FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth ubiquitous, TPM avg 268.1675 / max 3002.7430, expressed in 1827 samples.

FANTOM5 promoters (5 alternative TSS)

Promoter IDTPM avgSamples expressed
162361250.03901825
16236012.69631756
1623624.12501209
1623630.8923472
1623640.4150196

Top tissues by expression

134 total, by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):

TissueAnatomy IDExpression scoreQuality
ventricular zoneUBERON:000305399.50gold quality
primordial germ cell in gonadCL:0000670 ∩ UBERON:000099198.96gold quality
left testisUBERON:000453398.82gold quality
right testisUBERON:000453498.81gold quality
ganglionic eminenceUBERON:000402398.77gold quality
testisUBERON:000047398.64gold quality
male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testisCL:0000089 ∩ UBERON:000047397.16gold quality
stromal cell of endometriumCL:000225596.77gold quality
vermiform appendixUBERON:000115495.30gold quality
lymph nodeUBERON:000002995.05gold quality
islet of LangerhansUBERON:000000694.91gold quality
placentaUBERON:000198794.82gold quality
mucosa of transverse colonUBERON:000499194.62gold quality
endometriumUBERON:000129594.42gold quality
cortical plateUBERON:000534394.34gold quality
bone marrowUBERON:000237193.97gold quality
esophagus mucosaUBERON:000246992.84gold quality
smooth muscle tissueUBERON:000113592.77gold quality
rectumUBERON:000105292.69gold quality
lower esophagus mucosaUBERON:003583492.24gold quality
adrenal tissueUBERON:001830392.04gold quality
superior frontal gyrusUBERON:000266191.83gold quality
prefrontal cortexUBERON:000045191.56gold quality
bone marrow cellCL:000209291.28gold quality
frontal cortexUBERON:000187090.76gold quality
duodenumUBERON:000211490.71gold quality
dorsolateral prefrontal cortexUBERON:000983490.42gold quality
cerebral cortexUBERON:000095690.30gold quality
Brodmann (1909) area 9UBERON:001354090.30gold quality
hypothalamusUBERON:000189890.23gold quality

Single-cell (SCXA)

Detected in 12 experiment(s), a significant marker in 8.

ExperimentMarker?Max mean expression
E-GEOD-75140yes7399.35
E-MTAB-7052yes2676.57
E-MTAB-10290yes801.83
E-GEOD-134144yes29.07
E-HCAD-10yes27.09
E-HCAD-13yes21.18
E-MTAB-9388yes11.16
E-MTAB-6911no4216.56
E-MTAB-7008no2325.06
E-MTAB-6524no1195.16
E-MTAB-9689no540.31
E-ANND-3no0.00

Regulation

Is transcription factor: no

Upstream regulators (CollecTRI, top): KLF2, KLF4, YBX1

miRNA regulators (miRDB)

71 targeting KPNA2, top 30 by miRDB confidence (max_score; target_count = how many genes the miRNA targets in total — lower means more specific):

miRNAMax scoreAvg scoremiRNA target_count
HSA-MIR-3692-3P99.9870.272139
HSA-MIR-485-3P99.9870.681585
HSA-MIR-539-3P99.9870.741616
HSA-MIR-365899.9673.874379
HSA-MIR-302E99.9670.742669
HSA-MIR-568899.9673.234504
HSA-MIR-495-3P99.9672.814197
HSA-MIR-144-3P99.9473.982698
HSA-MIR-101-3P99.9475.032230
HSA-MIR-129799.9173.413162
HSA-MIR-7-1-3P99.9171.534384
HSA-MIR-7-2-3P99.9171.404394
HSA-MIR-106A-5P99.9073.942683
HSA-MIR-3529-3P99.9073.553045
HSA-MIR-302A-3P99.8971.231777
HSA-MIR-302B-3P99.8971.231777
HSA-MIR-302C-3P99.8971.201778
HSA-MIR-302D-3P99.8971.251777
HSA-MIR-17-5P99.8973.832665
HSA-MIR-430299.8967.941187
HSA-MIR-106B-5P99.8874.722795
HSA-MIR-20A-5P99.8874.762769
HSA-MIR-20B-5P99.8874.012621
HSA-MIR-519D-3P99.8873.972607
HSA-MIR-526B-3P99.8874.062587
HSA-MIR-93-5P99.8873.982606
HSA-LET-7A-2-3P99.8770.531921
HSA-MIR-221-3P99.8671.561329
HSA-MIR-222-3P99.8671.351337
HSA-LET-7G-3P99.8570.431929

Functional genomics

DepMap (CRISPR cell-line fitness): dependent in 20.8% of screened cell lines.

Literature-anchored findings (GeneRIF, showing 40)

  • Characterization of an unusual importin alpha binding motif in the borna disease virus p10 protein that directs nuclear import (PMID:11796712)
  • Identification of a karyopherin alpha 2 recognition site in PLAG1, which functions as a nuclear localization signal (PMID:11882654)
  • HPV16 E6 interacts with the karyopherin alpha2 adapter and can enter the nucleus of hela cells via a classical Kap alpha2beta1-mediated pathway (PMID:12551970)
  • IPOA1 was localized at the lymphocyte plasma membrane. Its subcellular distribution was also studied. (PMID:12883947)
  • confirmed the role of KPNA-2 in nuclear import of Chk2 (PMID:12909615)
  • Importin alpha/beta-mediated nuclear import machinery is regulated in a cell cycle-dependent manner through the modulation of interaction modes between importins alpha and beta. (PMID:15194443)
  • interaction with importin system is required for thioredoxin-binding protein-2 nuclear translocation and growth control tightly associated with TRX-dependent redox regulation of transcription factors (PMID:15234975)
  • Results point to importin alpha1 as a critical downstream target of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and key mediator of AMPK-triggered HuR nuclear import. (PMID:15342649)
  • These observations indicate that importin-alpha functions as a mediator for the nuclear entry of Vpr. (PMID:15731250)
  • The model reflects experimentally determined rates for cargo import and correctly predicts that import is limited principally by Impalpha and Ran, but is also sensitive to NTF2 (PMID:15795315)
  • an interaction with KPNA2 contributes to nuclear localization and multiple tumor suppression functions of the NBS1 complex (PMID:16188882)
  • These data suggest the importance of receptor endocytosis, endosomal sorting machinery, interaction with importins alpha1/beta1, and exportin CRM1 in EGFR nuclear-cytoplasmic trafficking. (PMID:16552725)
  • This review focuses on recent experimental evidences demonstrating how NBS1 is translocated into the nucleus by an importin KPNA2 which mediates NBS1 subcellular localization and the functions of the NBS1 complex in tumorigenesis. (PMID:16752129)
  • The gene expression profiling of laser-microdissected breast cancer tissue revealed KPNA2 genes that may represent potential molecular targets for breast cancer therapy and prediction of outcome. (PMID:16818692)
  • importin alpha1, an essential component of cytoplasmic-nuclear transport, is abnormally accumulated in Hirano bodies in vulnerable hippocampal neurons in AD. (PMID:17070506)
  • KPNA2 may play an important role in the signal-transduction pathways that regulate epidermal proliferation and differentiation (PMID:17255955)
  • interaction between importin alpha and the N-terminal alpha-helical domain of Vpr is indispensable, not only for the nuclear import of Vpr but also for HIV-1 replication in macrophages. (PMID:17344301)
  • dengue virus nonstructural protein 5 nuclear localization through its importin alpha/beta-recognized nuclear localization sequences is integral to viral infection (PMID:17537211)
  • The data, together with previous analyses of nuclear protein import, suggest that the use of adapters such as importin-alpha provides the cell with increased dynamic range for control of nuclear import rates, but at the expense of efficiency. (PMID:17551513)
  • SARS-COV ORF6 protein is localized to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER)/Golgi membrane in infected cells, where it binds to and disrupts nuclear import complex formation by tethering karyopherin alpha 2 and karyopherin beta 1 to the membrane. (PMID:17596301)
  • Expression of KPNA2 in invasive breast cancer correlates with conventional prognostic parameters & shorter disease-free survival. KPNA2 is overexpressed in DCIS, which emphasizes its potential role in carcinogenesis of invasive breast carcinomas. (PMID:17899179)
  • The formation of high molecular mass complexes containing importin-alpha, Nup153 and Nup88 is increased upon oxidant treatment. (PMID:18068677)
  • KPNA2 nuclear expression as novel prognostic marker in node-positive breast cancer patients (PMID:18561322)
  • Oct4 nuclear localization may be mediated by its interaction with KPNA-2. (PMID:19103427)
  • Crm1, Kpnbeta1 and Kpnalpha2 are overexpressed in cervical cancer and inhibiting the expression of Crm1 and Kpnbeta1, not Kpnalpha2, induces cancer cell death (PMID:19117056)
  • The tripartite protein-RNA complex formation between Hexim, Cyclin T and 7SK snRNA, was analyzed. (PMID:19883659)
  • nuclear import of HIV-1 integrase(IN) occurs via importin alpha pathway and promoted by a specific nuclear localization signal(NLS).Import could be blocked by NLS-IN peptide confirming that nuclear import of viral preintegration complex is mediated by IN. (PMID:19961612)
  • Data reveal the involvement of importin alpha1 in the assembly of RNA granules and its pro-survival role during stress (PMID:20362631)
  • KPNA2 expression is associated with poor differentiation, tumor invasiveness, and tumor proliferation in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. (PMID:20393006)
  • protein levels of KPNA2 in pleural effusion from NSCLC patients were also significantly higher than those from non-lung cancer. Moreover, knockdown of KPNA2 inhibited the migration ability and viability of lung cancer cells (PMID:20658535)
  • Overexpression of KPNA2 in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer is positively associated with an epithelial ovarian cancer-specific histologic type and a poor prognosis. (PMID:20859152)
  • KPNA2 expression was significantly upregulated in carcinomas of the prostate, especially in metastatic and castration-resistant prostate cancer samples; it is a novel independent prognostic marker for disease progression after radical prostatectomy (PMID:21220479)
  • Overexpression of importin alpha1 is associated with hepatocellular carcinoma. (PMID:21286940)
  • Transportin 3 and importin alpha act as receptors and are required for effective nuclear import of HIV-1 integrase in virus-infected cells. (PMID:21326825)
  • KPNA2 expression is a marker for progression of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer and a prognostic marker in patients undergoing radical cystectomy. (PMID:21330047)
  • Taspase1 appears to exploit the nuclear export activity of importin-alpha/nucleophosmin to gain transient access to the cytoplasm required to also cleave its cytoplasmic substrates. (PMID:21418451)
  • importin alpha interacted with the zinc finger domain of Snail to compete with the binding of importin beta1 and Snail did not form a ternary complex with importin alpha/importin beta1. (PMID:21454664)
  • Crystallographic analysis of mammalian importin alpha1 in complex with the hPLSCR4-NLS reveals this minimal NLS binds specifically and exclusively to the minor binding site of importin alpha (PMID:21690087)
  • This study gives clear evidence that KPNA2 acts as a novel oncogenic factor in human breast cancer, in vitro. (PMID:21909132)
  • findings suggest that the deregulated activity of E2F in cancer cells causes increased activation of the Kpnbeta1 and Kpnalpha2 promoters, leading to elevated levels of these proteins, and ultimately impacting the cancer phenotype. (PMID:22125623)

Cross-species orthologs

8 orthologs

OrganismSymbolGene ID
danio_reriokpna2ENSDARG00000038066
mus_musculusKpna2ENSMUSG00000018362
mus_musculusKpna2rtENSMUSG00000066878
rattus_norvegicusKpna2ENSRNOG00000015329
rattus_norvegicusKpna2l1ENSRNOG00000030058
rattus_norvegicusENSRNOG00000069417
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00002072
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00009956

Paralogs (6): KPNA6 (ENSG00000025800), KPNA3 (ENSG00000102753), KPNA1 (ENSG00000114030), KPNA7 (ENSG00000185467), KPNA4 (ENSG00000186432), KPNA5 (ENSG00000196911)

Protein

Protein identifiers

Importin subunit alpha-1P52292 (reviewed: P52292)

Alternative names: Karyopherin subunit alpha-2, RAG cohort protein 1, SRP1-alpha

All UniProt accessions (8): P52292, A0A7I2V351, A0A7I2V3Z3, A0A7I2V487, A0A7I2YQE1, J3KS65, J3QL07, J3QLL0

UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →

Function. Functions in nuclear protein import as an adapter protein for nuclear receptor KPNB1. Binds specifically and directly to substrates containing either a simple or bipartite NLS motif. Docking of the importin/substrate complex to the nuclear pore complex (NPC) is mediated by KPNB1 through binding to nucleoporin FxFG repeats and the complex is subsequently translocated through the pore by an energy requiring, Ran-dependent mechanism. At the nucleoplasmic side of the NPC, Ran binds to importin-beta and the three components separate and importin-alpha and -beta are re-exported from the nucleus to the cytoplasm where GTP hydrolysis releases Ran from importin. The directionality of nuclear import is thought to be conferred by an asymmetric distribution of the GTP- and GDP-bound forms of Ran between the cytoplasm and nucleus. Mediator of PR-DUB complex component BAP1 nuclear import; acts redundantly with KPNA1 and Transportin-1/TNPO1.

Subunit / interactions. Heterodimer; with KPNB1. Interacts with ANP32E. Component of a complex containing CSE1L, RAN and KPNA2. Interacts directly with CSE1L. Interacts with PLAG1. Interacts with APEX1 (via N-terminus). Interacts with FRG1 (via N-terminus). Interacts with ARL4A, CTNNBL1 and NBN. Interacts with SNAI1 (via zinc fingers) and SNAI2 (via zinc fingers). Interacts with BAG6. Interacts with AIFM2; this interaction likely mediates the translocation of AIFM2 into the nucleus upon oxidative stress. Interacts with RSL1D1. Interacts with BAP1 (via C-terminus); the interaction contributes to BAP1 nuclear localization. Interacts with PLSCR4; this interaction mediates the nucleus import of PLSCR4. (Microbial infection) Interacts with HIV-1 Vpr. (Microbial infection) Interacts with vaccinia virus protein KBTB1. (Microbial infection) Part of a tetrameric complex composed of CRM1, importin alpha/beta dimer and the Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV) capsid; this complex blocks the receptor-mediated transport through the nuclear pore. (Microbial infection) Interacts with SARS-COV virus ORF6 protein; this interaction blocks the receptor-mediated transport through the nuclear pore. (Microbial infection) Interacts with Zika virus RNA-directed RNA polymerase NS5. (Microbial infection) Interacts with SARS-CoV-2 ORF6 protein; this interaction may inhibit IFN-beta production by blocking IRF3 nuclear translocation. (Microbial infection) Interacts with Epstein-Barr virus EBNA1; this interaction allows the nuclear import of EBNA1.

Subcellular location. Cytoplasm. Nucleus Endoplasmic reticulum membrane. Golgi apparatus membrane.

Tissue specificity. Expressed ubiquitously.

Post-translational modifications. Ubiquitinated. Deubiquitinated by USP22; leading to stabilization and increased activity.

Domain organisation. Consists of an N-terminal hydrophilic region, a hydrophobic central region composed of 10 repeats, and a short hydrophilic C-terminus. The N-terminal hydrophilic region contains the importin beta binding domain (IBB domain), which is sufficient for binding importin beta and essential for nuclear protein import. The IBB domain is thought to act as an intrasteric autoregulatory sequence by interacting with the internal autoinhibitory NLS. Binding of KPNB1 probably overlaps the internal NLS and contributes to a high affinity for cytoplasmic NLS-containing cargo substrates. After dissociation of the importin/substrate complex in the nucleus the internal autohibitory NLS contributes to a low affinity for nuclear NLS-containing proteins. The major and minor NLS binding sites are mainly involved in recognition of simple or bipartite NLS motifs. Structurally located within in a helical surface groove they contain several conserved Trp and Asn residues of the corresponding third helices (H3) of ARM repeats which mainly contribute to binding.

Similarity. Belongs to the importin alpha family.

RefSeq proteins (2): NP_001307540, NP_002257* (*=MANE)

Domains & families (InterPro)

IDNameType
IPR000225ArmadilloRepeat
IPR002652Importin-a_IBBDomain
IPR011989ARM-likeHomologous_superfamily
IPR016024ARM-type_foldHomologous_superfamily
IPR024931Importin_alphaFamily
IPR032413Arm_3Repeat
IPR036975Importin-a_IBB_sfHomologous_superfamily

Pfam: PF00514, PF01749, PF16186

UniProt features (69 total): helix 35, repeat 10, region of interest 4, sequence variant 4, modified residue 3, mutagenesis site 3, turn 2, strand 2, initiator methionine 1, chain 1, short sequence motif 1, compositionally biased region 1, domain 1, sequence conflict 1

Structure

Experimental structures (PDB)

17 structures.

PDBMethodResolution (Å)
4WV6X-RAY DIFFRACTION1.75
8FZKX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.1
3FEYX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.2
7N9HX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.2
1QGRX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.3
5H43X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.3
1QGKX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.5
4E4VX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.53
3WPTX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.63
7CRUX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.8
1EFXX-RAY DIFFRACTION3
7N8JX-RAY DIFFRACTION3.2
9BFCELECTRON MICROSCOPY3.2
9N86ELECTRON MICROSCOPY3.3
3FEXX-RAY DIFFRACTION3.55
9B4YELECTRON MICROSCOPY3.74
8GCNELECTRON MICROSCOPY3.95

Predicted structure (AlphaFold)

ModelpLDDTFraction very-high
AF-P52292-F186.120.77

Functional residue map

Curated UniProt residues grouped by drug-discovery relevance — catalytic, ligand-binding, modification, and mutation-validated positions. Source: UniProtKB sequence features.

Post-translational modifications (3): 2, 62, 490

Mutagenesis-validated functional residues (3):

PositionPhenotype
2–80complete loss of binding to kpnb1.
192does not affect association with kat8 target protein.
396decreased association with kat8 target protein.

Function

Pathways and Gene Ontology

Reactome pathways

44 pathways

IDPathway
R-HSA-111932CaMK IV-mediated phosphorylation of CREB
R-HSA-1169408ISG15 antiviral mechanism
R-HSA-168276NS1 Mediated Effects on Host Pathways
R-HSA-442729CREB1 phosphorylation through the activation of CaMKII/CaMKK/CaMKIV cascasde
R-HSA-5693548Sensing of DNA Double Strand Breaks
R-HSA-9018519Estrogen-dependent gene expression
R-HSA-9692916SARS-CoV-1 activates/modulates innate immune responses
R-HSA-9705671SARS-CoV-2 activates/modulates innate and adaptive immune responses
R-HSA-9918432Maturation of DENV proteins
R-HSA-111885Opioid Signalling
R-HSA-111933Calmodulin induced events
R-HSA-111996Ca-dependent events
R-HSA-111997CaM pathway
R-HSA-112040G-protein mediated events
R-HSA-112043PLC beta mediated events
R-HSA-112314Neurotransmitter receptors and postsynaptic signal transmission
R-HSA-112315Transmission across Chemical Synapses
R-HSA-112316Neuronal System
R-HSA-1169410Antimicrobial mechanism of IFN-stimulated genes
R-HSA-1280215Cytokine Signaling in Immune system
R-HSA-1489509DAG and IP3 signaling
R-HSA-162582Signal Transduction
R-HSA-1643685Disease
R-HSA-168255Influenza Infection
R-HSA-168256Immune System
R-HSA-372790Signaling by GPCR
R-HSA-388396GPCR downstream signalling
R-HSA-418594G alpha (i) signalling events
R-HSA-438064Post NMDA receptor activation events
R-HSA-442755Activation of NMDA receptors and postsynaptic events

MSigDB gene sets: 441 (showing top): GOBP_REGULATION_OF_DNA_RECOMBINATION, BORCZUK_MALIGNANT_MESOTHELIOMA_UP, RODRIGUES_THYROID_CARCINOMA_ANAPLASTIC_UP, FLECHNER_PBL_KIDNEY_TRANSPLANT_REJECTED_VS_OK_UP, MODULE_451, SHIPP_DLBCL_VS_FOLLICULAR_LYMPHOMA_UP, MCLACHLAN_DENTAL_CARIES_UP, RODRIGUES_THYROID_CARCINOMA_POORLY_DIFFERENTIATED_UP, REACTOME_CREB1_PHOSPHORYLATION_THROUGH_THE_ACTIVATION_OF_CAMKII_CAMKK_CAMKIV_CASCASDE, GOBP_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_TYPE_I_INTERFERON_PRODUCTION, GOBP_INTRACELLULAR_PROTEIN_TRANSPORT, REACTOME_CYTOKINE_SIGNALING_IN_IMMUNE_SYSTEM, PAL_PRMT5_TARGETS_UP, STARK_PREFRONTAL_CORTEX_22Q11_DELETION_DN, MORF_RAD21

GO Biological Process (10): regulation of DNA recombination (GO:0000018), DNA metabolic process (GO:0006259), protein import into nucleus (GO:0006606), NLS-bearing protein import into nucleus (GO:0006607), positive regulation of type I interferon production (GO:0032481), entry of viral genome into host nucleus through nuclear pore complex via importin (GO:0075506), positive regulation of viral life cycle (GO:1903902), protein transport (GO:0015031), non-canonical NF-kappaB signal transduction (GO:0038061), positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription (GO:0045893)

GO Molecular Function (5): RNA binding (GO:0003723), nuclear localization sequence binding (GO:0008139), histone deacetylase binding (GO:0042826), nuclear import signal receptor activity (GO:0061608), protein binding (GO:0005515)

GO Cellular Component (12): Golgi membrane (GO:0000139), nucleus (GO:0005634), nucleoplasm (GO:0005654), cytoplasm (GO:0005737), endoplasmic reticulum membrane (GO:0005789), cytosol (GO:0005829), membrane (GO:0016020), nuclear membrane (GO:0031965), NLS-dependent protein nuclear import complex (GO:0042564), host cell (GO:0043657), endoplasmic reticulum (GO:0005783), Golgi apparatus (GO:0005794)

Reactome top-level categories

Rollup of top-20 pathways:

CategoryPathways
Calmodulin induced events1
Antimicrobial mechanism of IFN-stimulated genes1
Influenza Infection1
Post NMDA receptor activation events1
DNA Double Strand Break Response1
ESR-mediated signaling1
SARS-CoV-1-host interactions1
SARS-CoV-2-host interactions1
Dengue Virus Genome Translation and Replication1
G alpha (i) signalling events1
CaM pathway1
PLC beta mediated events1
Ca-dependent events1
DAG and IP3 signaling1
Opioid Signalling1

GO top-level categories

Rollup of top GO terms by namespace:

CategoryTerms
cellular anatomical structure4
intracellular membrane-bounded organelle3
cytoplasm3
import into nucleus2
organelle membrane2
endomembrane system2
DNA recombination1
regulation of DNA metabolic process1
nucleic acid metabolic process1
intracellular protein transport1
protein localization to nucleus1
establishment of protein localization to organelle1
protein import into nucleus1
positive regulation of cytokine production1
regulation of type I interferon production1
type I interferon production1
viral penetration into host nucleus1
viral life cycle1
positive regulation of viral process1
regulation of viral life cycle1
transport1
intracellular protein localization1
establishment of protein localization1
intracellular signaling cassette1
DNA-templated transcription1
regulation of DNA-templated transcription1
positive regulation of RNA biosynthetic process1
nucleic acid binding1
signal sequence receptor activity1
enzyme binding1
nucleocytoplasmic carrier activity1
binding1
Golgi apparatus1
bounding membrane of organelle1
nuclear lumen1
intracellular anatomical structure1
nuclear outer membrane-endoplasmic reticulum membrane network1
endoplasmic reticulum subcompartment1
nucleus1
nuclear envelope1

Protein interactions and networks

STRING

4154 interactions, top by confidence (×1000):

Protein AProtein BPartner UniProtScore
KPNA2KPNB1Q14974966
KPNA2PHGDHO43175824
KPNA2NUP153P49790787
KPNA2RECQLP46063779
KPNA2STAT1P42224754
KPNA2RCC1P18754753
KPNA2XPO1O14980742
KPNA2CSE1LP55060741
KPNA2TNPO1Q92973719
KPNA2TXNIPQ9H3M7697
KPNA2SLC2A2P11168682
KPNA2IPO5O00410676
KPNA2HNRNPKP61978673
KPNA2NUP62P37198663
KPNA2INTS9Q9NV88660

IntAct

482 interactions, top by confidence:

ABTypeScore
KPNB1KPNA2psi-mi:“MI:0407”(direct interaction)0.930
KIFAP3KIF3Bpsi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.900
NUP50KPNA2psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.870
KPNA2NUP50psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.870
KPNA2MLH1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.830
MLH1KPNA2psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.830
KPNA2NUP153psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.790
NMNAT1KPNA2psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.780
KPNA2NMNAT1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.780
PPP1CCCCDC85Cpsi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.740
PPP1CCCCDC85Cpsi-mi:“MI:2364”(proximity)0.740
KPNB1KPNA2psi-mi:“MI:0407”(direct interaction)0.700
MTA2KPNA2psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.690
KPNA2MTA2psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.690

BioGRID (733): KPNA2 (Affinity Capture-MS), KPNA2 (Affinity Capture-MS), KPNA2 (Two-hybrid), KPNA2 (Two-hybrid), MDFI (Two-hybrid), MLH1 (Two-hybrid), TADA2A (Two-hybrid), MAGED1 (Two-hybrid), HMG20A (Two-hybrid), NUP50 (Two-hybrid), RBPMS (Two-hybrid), NUP62 (Two-hybrid), SERTAD3 (Two-hybrid), NECAB2 (Two-hybrid), TRIM54 (Two-hybrid)

ESM2 similar proteins: A2BFL2, A9QM74, B6HJ92, B8ARW2, B9FDR3, C0LLJ0, C1JZ66, C6K7I2, F4JL11, G5EB89, O00505, O00629, O04294, O14063, O14089, O22478, O35343, O35344, O43747, O60518, O75843, O80480, O88512, O94374, P22892, P52170, P52171, P52292, P52293, P52295, P91276, Q02821, Q19969, Q23924, Q557F4, Q5R5M2, Q5RAG3, Q6DGR4, Q71VM4, Q76P29

Diamond homologs: A2VE08, A9QM74, B6HJ92, C0LLJ0, C1JZ66, C6K7I2, F4JL11, G5EB89, O00505, O00629, O04294, O14063, O15131, O22478, O35343, O35344, O35345, O60684, O80480, O94374, P52170, P52171, P52292, P52293, P52294, P52295, P83953, P91276, Q02821, Q0V7M0, Q19969, Q503E9, Q557F4, Q56R16, Q5R909, Q5RBV0, Q5ZML1, Q60960, Q71VM4, Q76P29

SIGNOR signaling

7 interactions.

AEffectBMechanism
EP300up-regulatesKPNA2acetylation
PRKAA1up-regulatesKPNA2phosphorylation
AMPKup-regulatesKPNA2phosphorylation
6“down-regulates activity”KPNA2binding
KPNA2“up-regulates activity”IRF3relocalization
KPNA2“down-regulates activity”RNMTbinding
ORF6“down-regulates activity”KPNA2relocalization

Enriched among interaction partners

Reactome pathways and GO biological processes over-represented among this gene’s 113 IntAct physical interaction partners (hypergeometric vs the genome-wide background, BH-FDR, gene-set size 15–500, ranked by fold). A functional readout of the neighbourhood — distinct from this gene’s own memberships above, and biased toward well-studied / hub proteins, so read it as themes rather than proof.

Reactome pathways:

PathwayPartnersFoldFDR
NS1 Mediated Effects on Host Pathways731.2×1e-06
Transport of the SLBP independent Mature mRNA630.6×8e-06
Transport of the SLBP Dependant Mature mRNA629.7×8e-06
Transport of Ribonucleoproteins into the Host Nucleus527.9×4e-05
Nuclear import of Rev protein526.2×6e-05
Transport of Mature mRNA Derived from an Intronless Transcript625.5×1e-05
Viral Messenger RNA Synthesis520.3×2e-04
snRNP Assembly619.8×3e-05

GO biological processes:

GO termPartnersFoldFDR
NLS-bearing protein import into nucleus544.6×2e-05
protein import into nucleus1117.6×3e-08
double-strand break repair511.3×5e-03
chromatin remodeling97.3×7e-04
transcription by RNA polymerase II86.3×4e-03

Disease & clinical

Clinical variants and AI predictions

ClinVar

51 variants total. Per-class counts are floors (≥ shown; pagination cap):

ClassificationCount (floor)
Pathogenic0
Likely pathogenic0
Uncertain significance30
Likely benign2
Benign2

Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (0)

SpliceAI

977 predictions. Top by Δscore:

VariantEffectΔscore
17:68035836:CGCAG:Cdonor_loss1.0000
17:68035838:CAG:Cdonor_loss1.0000
17:68035839:AGGT:Adonor_loss1.0000
17:68035840:GG:Gdonor_loss1.0000
17:68035841:GT:Gdonor_loss1.0000
17:68035842:T:Gdonor_loss1.0000
17:68037102:T:Gacceptor_gain1.0000
17:68037105:TTTAG:Tacceptor_loss1.0000
17:68037106:TTA:Tacceptor_loss1.0000
17:68037107:TA:Tacceptor_loss1.0000
17:68037108:A:AGacceptor_gain1.0000
17:68037108:AGCTT:Aacceptor_loss1.0000
17:68037109:G:GCacceptor_gain1.0000
17:68037109:GC:Gacceptor_gain1.0000
17:68037109:GCT:Gacceptor_gain1.0000
17:68037109:GCTTT:Gacceptor_gain1.0000
17:68037203:GTACA:Gdonor_gain1.0000
17:68037204:TACA:Tdonor_gain1.0000
17:68037208:G:GGdonor_gain1.0000
17:68037353:TCAA:Tacceptor_loss1.0000
17:68037354:CAAG:Cacceptor_loss1.0000
17:68037355:A:AGacceptor_gain1.0000
17:68037355:AAG:Aacceptor_gain1.0000
17:68037356:A:AGacceptor_gain1.0000
17:68037357:G:Aacceptor_gain1.0000
17:68037357:G:GGacceptor_gain1.0000
17:68037357:GGA:Gacceptor_gain1.0000
17:68037357:GGAA:Gacceptor_gain1.0000
17:68037494:AGGTA:Adonor_loss1.0000
17:68037495:GGTA:Gdonor_loss1.0000

AlphaMissense

3469 scored. Top likely-pathogenic:

VariantProtein changeam_pathogenicity
17:68037398:G:CR39T1.000
17:68037398:G:TR39M1.000
17:68037399:G:CR39S1.000
17:68037399:G:TR39S1.000
17:68037429:G:CK49N1.000
17:68037429:G:TK49N1.000
17:68037431:G:CR50T1.000
17:68037431:G:TR50M1.000
17:68037432:G:CR50S1.000
17:68037432:G:TR50S1.000
17:68037434:G:CR51T1.000
17:68037434:G:TR51I1.000
17:68037435:A:CR51S1.000
17:68037435:A:TR51S1.000
17:68040763:C:AA100D1.000
17:68040766:G:CR101T1.000
17:68040766:G:TR101M1.000
17:68042085:G:CR101S1.000
17:68042085:G:TR101S1.000
17:68042093:T:AL104H1.000
17:68042093:T:CL104P1.000
17:68042194:T:CF138L1.000
17:68042195:T:CF138S1.000
17:68042196:T:AF138L1.000
17:68042196:T:GF138L1.000
17:68042197:G:AE139K1.000
17:68042198:A:TE139V1.000
17:68042203:G:CA141P1.000
17:68042204:C:AA141D1.000
17:68042206:T:AW142R1.000

dbSNP variants (sampled 300 via entrez): RS1000154396 (17:68034023 G>A,C), RS1000986051 (17:68041311 C>G), RS1001085951 (17:68035195 A>C), RS1001159575 (17:68035699 G>A), RS1001355036 (17:68041038 G>T), RS1001956353 (17:68042521 A>T), RS1002085356 (17:68036651 C>G), RS1002392457 (17:68042698 C>T), RS1004515668 (17:68034489 G>C), RS1005056327 (17:68040260 A>T), RS1005539647 (17:68040587 G>A,C), RS1006469044 (17:68041690 C>T), RS1006533032 (17:68037558 T>C), RS1006563667 (17:68037867 C>T), RS1007548002 (17:68043421 C>A,T)

Disease associations

OMIM: gene MIM:600685 | disease phenotypes:

GenCC curated gene-disease

Mondo (0):

Orphanet (0):

HPO phenotypes

0 total (0 of 0 shown, HPO-id order):

GWAS associations

7 associations (top):

StudyTraitp-value
GCST006922_1Regular attendance at a religious group2.000000e-06
GCST006923_7Loneliness6.000000e-09
GCST006924_5Loneliness (MTAG)1.000000e-09
GCST006942_4Feeling lonely3.000000e-08
GCST007325_237General risk tolerance (MTAG)5.000000e-09
GCST010002_130Refractive error7.000000e-12
GCST010703_274Brain morphology (MOSTest)1.000000e-15

EFO canonical traits (4, from GWAS)

EFO IDTrait name
EFO:0009592social interaction measurement
EFO:0007865loneliness measurement
EFO:0008579risk-taking behaviour
EFO:0004346neuroimaging measurement

Drugs & pharmacology

Drug and pharmacology data

Is drug target: yes

ChEMBL targets (3): CHEMBL1741187 (SINGLE PROTEIN), CHEMBL6195522 (PROTEIN-PROTEIN INTERACTION), CHEMBL6195538 (PROTEIN-PROTEIN INTERACTION)

Molecules with ChEMBL bioactivity

1 molecules (phase ≥1), by development phase (incl. off-target/promiscuous compounds). Patent mentions across the top 20 by phase: 1,538 (via chembl_molecule»patent_compound — counts attach to the compound, not the gene–compound relationship, so off-target/promiscuous molecules can dominate).

MoleculeNamePhasePatents
CHEMBL1232461MOLIBRESIB21,538

PharmGKB: 1 entry (VIP=true, CPIC=false)

Binding affinities (BindingDB)

390 measured of 947 human assays (1011 total across all organisms); most potent 50 below. Values come from heterogeneous assays and are not directly comparable.

LigandMeasureValue
1-methoxypropan-2-yl 2-amino-1-(3-methoxypropyl)pyrrolo[3,2-b]quinoxaline-3-carboxylateEC500.00352 nM
MLS000116741EC500.0402 nM
3-[2-(2-methoxyphenyl)ethynyl]-10-methylacridin-9-oneEC50720 nM
(E)-1-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-3-[(6-methyl-2-pyridinyl)amino]-2-propen-1-oneEC50749 nM
2-Cyano-N-[2-(1H-indol-3-yl)-ethyl]-3-(5-piperidin-1-yl-furan-2-yl)-acrylamideEC50753 nM
SMR000046228EC50862 nM
cid_1932059EC50918 nM
SMR000040521EC50932 nM
(6E)-6-[[[2,6-bis(1-pyrrolidinyl)-4-pyrimidinyl]hydrazo]methylidene]-1-cyclohexa-2,4-dienoneIC501030 nM
(6Z)-5-imino-6-(1H-indol-3-ylmethylene)-3-(methylsulfonyl)-5,6-dihydro-7H-[1,2,4]thiadiazolo[4,5-a]pyrimidin-7-oneIC501180 nM
3-(1-benzofuran-2-ylcarbonyl)-2-(3-chlorophenyl)-1-(5-methyl-1,2-oxazol-3-yl)-4-oxidanyl-2H-pyrrol-5-oneIC501190 nM
5,8-dimethyl-2-pyrrolidin-1-ylquinoline-3-carbonitrileEC501210 nM
MLS001250005EC501290 nM
2-[[[6-[(2,6-diketo-4,4-dimethyl-cyclohexylidene)methylamino]-2-pyridyl]amino]methylene]-5,5-dimethyl-cyclohexane-1,3-quinoneIC501310 nM
SMR000314559EC501520 nM
(E)-2-Cyano-3-(9-methyl-4-oxo-2-phenoxy-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-3-yl)-acrylamideEC501580 nM
(2Z)-1,3-diketo-2-[(5-methyl-2-furyl)methylene]indane-5-carboxylic acidIC501650 nM
MLS000722329EC501660 nM
4-[(5-thiophen-2-yl-2-thiophenyl)methylideneamino]phenolIC501680 nM
cid_2851959IC501840 nM
N-[2-(2-Amino-3-cyano-pyrrolo[2,3-b]quinoxalin-1-yl)-ethyl]-4-chloro-benzamideEC502040 nM
3-[(E)-2-(4-chlorophenyl)ethenyl]imidazo[1,5-a]pyridineEC502540 nM
2-[(4-fluorophenyl)carbamoylamino]-4-methyl-thiazole-5-carboxylic acid ethyl esterEC502670 nM
6-chloro-3-[2-[4-[2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxin-3-yl(oxo)methyl]-1-piperazinyl]-2-oxoethyl]-7-hydroxy-4-methyl-1-benzopyran-2-oneEC502900 nM
2-(4-methylphenyl)-1,3-benzoxazol-5-amineEC502910 nM
2-Amino-1-benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]quinoxaline-3-carboxylic acid butylamideEC503120 nM
SMR000306079IC503160 nM
N-(5,6-dihydrobenzo[h]quinazolin-2-yl)-2-propan-2-ylsulfanyl-ethanamideEC503480 nM
2-(4,5-dichloro-6-oxopyridazin-1-yl)-N-(5-methoxy-2-methyl-4-nitrophenyl)acetamideIC503520 nM
[4-[2-(3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-5-methyl-pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-7-yl]piperazin-1-yl]-(furan-2-yl)methanoneEC503680 nM
10-[3-[bis(3-methylbutyl)amino]-2-hydroxypropyl]acridin-9-oneEC503740 nM
N-(2-methoxyethyl)-5-methyl-2-(4-methylphenyl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-7-amineEC503770 nM
MLS000779605EC503850 nM
MLS000948043EC503870 nM
(3Z)-2-(1,3-dihydrobenzimidazol-2-ylidene)-3-(3-oxidanyl-4-oxidanylidene-cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene)propanenitrileEC503930 nM
3-(2-methoxy-6-(4-methoxyphenyl)pyridin-3-yl)-5-o-tolyl-1,2,4-oxadiazoleIC503970 nM
5-[[5-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)-1H-pyrrol-2-yl]methylidene]-1,3-diazinane-2,4,6-trioneEC504040 nM
MLS000704256EC504050 nM
SMR000460976EC504110 nM
ethyl (2E)-5-oxo-1-propyl-2-[(pyridin-3-ylcarbonyl)imino]-1,5-dihydro-2H-dipyrido[1,2-a:2’,3’-d]pyrimidine-3-carboxylateEC504180 nM
(5Z)-2-(4-fluoroanilino)-5-(1H-indol-3-ylmethylene)-2-thiazolin-4-oneIC504260 nM
N-[2-[(3-cyano-6-methyl-2-quinolinyl)amino]ethyl]benzamideEC504660 nM
(4E)-1-(3,4-dimethylphenyl)-4-[(6-nitro-1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)methylene]pyrazolidine-3,5-quinoneIC504660 nM
SMR000281941EC504890 nM
SMR000152022EC504900 nM
MLS000537373EC504980 nM
cid_839240EC505080 nM
(7-chloro-4-quinolyl)-[(2-methylbenzylidene)amino]amineIC505130 nM
cid_645132EC505280 nM
4-Methyl-benzoic acid N’-acridin-9-yl-hydrazideIC505380 nM

ChEMBL bioactivities

8 potent at pChembl≥5 of 16 total, top 8 by pChembl (potency: 10 = 0.1 nM, 6 = 1 µM).

pChemblTypeValueUnitMolecule
8.25Kd5.663nMCHEMBL5653589
8.25ED505.663nMCHEMBL5653589
7.14Kd72nMMOLIBRESIB
6.85IC50140nMMOLIBRESIB
5.37AC504275nMCHEMBL1308521
5.20AC506365nMCHEMBL1432742
5.13Kd7334nMCHEMBL3752910
5.13ED507334nMCHEMBL3752910

PubChem BioAssay actives

4 with measured affinity, of 12 total; 3 most potent distinct compounds. Largely complementary to BindingDB; screening values are coarse (µM, 4 dp), so sub-nM hits tie at the floor.

CompoundAssayTypeValueUnit
4-methyl-3-[(2-methyl-6-pyridin-3-ylpyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)amino]-N-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]benzamide2148628: Binding affinity to human KPNA2 incubated for 45 mins by Kinobead based pull down assaykd0.0057uM
2-[(4S)-6-(4-chlorophenyl)-8-methoxy-1-methyl-4H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a][1,4]benzodiazepin-4-yl]-N-ethylacetamide2179220: Binding affinity against KPNA2 (unknown origin) assessed as apparent dissociation constant incubated for 1 hr by colloidal coomassie staining based LC-MS/MS analysiskd0.0720uM
4-methyl-3-[(1-methyl-6-pyridin-3-ylpyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)amino]-N-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]benzamide2148628: Binding affinity to human KPNA2 incubated for 45 mins by Kinobead based pull down assaykd7.3344uM

CTD chemical–gene interactions

83 total (human), top 30 by PubMed support.

ChemicalActions (top 5)PubMed papers
bisphenol Aaffects cotreatment, increases methylation, decreases expression, increases expression5
sodium arsenitedecreases expression, increases expression3
Air Pollutantsdecreases expression, increases abundance3
Calcitrioldecreases expression, affects cotreatment3
Cisplatinaffects reaction, decreases expression, affects expression3
Estradioldecreases phosphorylation, increases expression3
Resveratroldecreases expression2
Fulvestrantaffects cotreatment, increases methylation, decreases expression2
Fluorouracildecreases expression, affects reaction2
Hydrogen Peroxideaffects expression, affects localization2
Ivermectinaffects localization, affects cotreatment, decreases expression2
Tobacco Smoke Pollutionaffects expression, increases expression2
Tretinoindecreases expression2
Tunicamycindecreases expression2
7,8-Dihydro-7,8-dihydroxybenzo(a)pyrene 9,10-oxidedecreases expression2
Particulate Matterdecreases expression, increases abundance2
FR900359increases phosphorylation1
2,4,6-tribromophenoldecreases expression1
afimoxifenedecreases expression1
tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)phosphatedecreases expression1
cobaltous chloridedecreases expression1
perfluorooctanoic aciddecreases expression1
zinc chromatedecreases expression, increases abundance1
gossypol acetic aciddecreases expression1
ferrous chlorideincreases expression1
diallyl trisulfidedecreases expression1
beta-methylcholineaffects expression1
chromium hexavalent iondecreases expression, increases abundance1
perfluorooctane sulfonic aciddecreases expression1
CD 437decreases expression1

ChEMBL screening assays

12 unique, capped per target: 11 binding, 1 functional

Representative assays (with source publication via chembl_document):

Assay IDTypeDescriptionSource paper
CHEMBL1738406FunctionalPUBCHEM_BIOASSAY: Counterscreen for target specificity Measured in Cell-Free Homogeneous System Using Plate Reader - 2041-02_Inhibitor_Dose_DryPowder_Activity. (Class of assay: confirmatory) [Related pubchem assays (depositor defined):AID22PubChem BioAssay data set
CHEMBL4119014BindingBinding affinity to KPNA2 in human NCI-H358 cells at 1 uM by mass spectrometry based pull down assayStudies of TAK1-centered polypharmacology with novel covalent TAK1 inhibitors. — Bioorg Med Chem

Cellosaurus cell lines

3 cell lines: 3 cancer cell line

First 10 cell lines (id-ordered, not curated):

CellosaurusNameCategorySex
CVCL_B7XWAbcam Raji KPNA2 KOCancer cell lineMale
CVCL_B9YLAbcam THP-1 KPNA2 KOCancer cell lineMale
CVCL_C7ADAbcam PC-3 KPNA2 KOCancer cell lineMale

Clinical trials (associated diseases)

0 trials via MONDO — disease-level, not drug-specific.

No linked Atlas pages yet — the cross-entity mesh grows as the corpus expands.