Gene: NUP93
Alternate names for this Gene: NIC96
Gene Summary: The nuclear pore complex is a massive structure that extends across the nuclear envelope, forming a gateway that regulates the flow of macromolecules between the nucleus and the cytoplasm. Nucleoporins are the main components of the nuclear pore complex in eukaryotic cells. This gene encodes a nucleoporin protein that localizes both to the basket of the pore and to the nuclear entry of the central gated channel of the pore. The encoded protein is a target of caspase cysteine proteases that play a central role in programmed cell death by apoptosis. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms.
Gene is located in Chromosome: 16
Location in Chromosome : 16q13
Description of this Gene: nucleoporin 93
Type of Gene: protein-coding