The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Karyopherin alpha 2 across different species:

karyopherin alpha 2 (Kpna2)

Other aliases include:

importin, MGC108637

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Karyopherin alpha 2:

importin subunit alpha-2 – nuclear import protein – karyopherin (importin) alpha 2

Karyopherin alpha 2 fulfills a number of functions:

histone deacetylase binding – protein binding

Karyopherin alpha 2 is relevant to the following processes:

intracellular protein transport – protein import into nucleus – regulation of transcription by glucose

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology