gene: ima-2 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Enables nuclear import signal receptor activity. Involved in several processes, including organelle organization; protein import into nucleus; and regulation of chromosome segregation. Located in cytoplasm and nuclear envelope. Expressed in Z2; Z3; and germ line. Is an ortholog of human KPNA2 (karyopherin subunit alpha 2) and KPNA7 (karyopherin subunit alpha 7).