Annotated protein:Importin subunit alpha-5 (Importin alpha-S1) (Karyopherin subunit alpha-1) (Nucleoprotein interactor 1) (NPI-1) (RAG cohort protein 2) (SRP1-beta). Gene symbol: KPNA1. Taxonomy: Mus musculus (Mouse). Uniprot ID: Q60960
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SynGO gene info:SynGO data @ KPNA1
Ontology domain:Cellular Component
SynGO term:postsynaptic density (GO:0014069)
Synapse type(s):forebrain, glutamatergic
hippocampus, glutamatergic
Annotated paper:Thompson KR, et al. "Synapse to nucleus signaling during long-term synaptic plasticity; a role for the classical active nuclear import pathway" Neuron. 2004 Dec 16;44(6):997-1009 PMID:15603742
Figure(s):Fig 4c,d
Annotation description:Authors show, using a specific antibody, that importin alpha 1 is present in rat forebrain synaptosomal and PSD fractions. In primary hippocampal cultures, immunoreactivity of importin alpha 1 colocalized with the postsynaptic density marker PSD-95. Altogether, this data supports the localization of importin alpha 1 in the postsynaptic region.

13/6/2017 Pim
- Specificity of the antibody is shown in Fig.S3
Evidence tracking, Biological System:Intact tissue
Cultured neurons
Evidence tracking, Protein Targeting:Antibody (detection)
Evidence tracking, Experiment Assay:Confocal
Western blot
Biochemical fractionation (generic)
Annotator(s):Maria Andres-Alonso (ORCID:0000-0002-1585-539X)
Michael Kreutz (ORCID:0000-0003-0575-6950)
Lab:RG Neuroplasticity, Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology, 39118 Magdeburg, Germany and Leibniz Group 'Dendritic Organelles and Synaptic Function', Center for Molecular Neurobiology, ZMNH, University MC, Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, 20251, Germany
SynGO annotation ID:684
Dataset release (version):20231201
View annotation as GO-CAM model:Gene Ontology