NUP188

NUP188
NUP188
Identifiers
Symbol NUP188
Alt. symbols KIAA0169
Entrez 23511
HUGO 17859
RefSeq NM_015354
UniProt Q5SRE5
Other data
Locus Chr. 9 q34.13

Nucleoporin 188kDa, also known as NUP188, is a human gene.[1][2]

Function

Transport of macromolecules between the cytoplasm and nucleus occurs through nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) embedded in the nuclear envelope. NPCs are composed of subcomplexes, and NUP188 is part of one such subcomplex.[1]

References

This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.


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