Karyopherin alpha2 is essential for rRNA transcription and protein synthesis in proliferative keratinocytes.

Karyopherin proteins mediate nucleocytoplasmic trafficking and are critical for protein and RNA subcellular localization. Recent studies suggest KPNA2 expression is induced in tumor cells and is strongly associated with prognosis, although the precise roles and mechanisms of KPNA2 overexpression in...

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Main Authors: Noriko Umegaki-Arao, Katsuto Tamai, Keisuke Nimura, Satoshi Serada, Tetsuji Naka, Hajime Nakano, Ichiro Katayama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3789663?pdf=render