nuclear import signal receptor activity [GO_0061608]

nuclear import signal receptor activity

ID: GO_0061608

Class

Combining with a nuclear import signal (NIS) on a cargo to be transported, to mediate transport of the cargo through the nuclear pore, from the cytoplasm to the nuclear lumen. The cargo can be either a RNA or a protein.

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Classification

nucleocytoplasmic carrier activity

Relationships

is part of: import into nucleus

Alternative Names

Synonym	Scope	Reference
importin activity	related synonym