Gene:
karyopherin alpha 1 (importin alpha 5)
Gene ID:
192599
Symbol:
KPNA1
Species:
1000
Description:
Recombination activating proteins RAG1 and RAG2 regulate and mediate V(D)J recombination, the process by which genes for immunoglobulins and T-cell receptors are generated. Several other ubiquitously expressed proteins are thought to be recruited in the recombination process. Among these are the genes affected in severe combined immune deficiency and genes involved in ds-DNA break repair. The KPNA1 product interacts with RAG1 and may play a role in V(D)J recombination