Background

The transport of molecules between the nucleus and the cytoplasm in eukaryotic cells is mediated by the nuclear pore complex (NPC), which consists of 60-100 proteins. Small molecules (up to 70 kD) can pass through the nuclear pore by nonselective diffusion while larger molecules are transported by an active process. The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the importin alpha family, and is involved in nuclear protein import. This protein interacts with the recombination activating gene 1 (RAG1) protein and is a putative substrate of the RAG1 ubiquitin ligase. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants.

Images

	Western blotting analysis using anti-KPNA1 antibody (Cat#65275). Total cell lysates (30 μg) from various cell lines were loaded and separated by SDS-PAGE. The blot was incubated with anti-KPNA1 antibody (Cat#65275, 1:2,000) and HRP-conjugated goat anti-mouse secondary antibody (Cat#101, 1:20,000) respectively. Image was developed using FeQ™ ECL Substrate Kit (Cat#226).
	Western blotting analysis using anti-KPNA1 antibody (Cat#65275). KPNA1 expression in wild-type (WT) and KPNA1 knockdown (KD) 293T cells with 20 μg of total cell lysates. Hsp90 α serves as a loading control. The blot was incubated with anti-KPNA1 antibody (Cat#65275, 1:2,000) and HRP-conjugated goat anti-mouse secondary antibody (Cat#101, 1:20,000) respectively. Image was developed using FeQ™ ECL Substrate Kit (Cat#226).
	Flow cytometric analysis of KPNA1 expression in HepG2 cells using anti-KPNA1 antibody (Cat#65275, 1:2,000). Green, isotype control; red, KPNA1.

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