... the otherhand, the importin a family generally binds to both the nuclear import cargo and importin b, indicatingthat importin a functions as an adaptor between the cargo proteins and importin ... 2011 The Authors Journal compilation ª 2011 FEBS Targeted disruption of one of the importin a family members leads to female functional incompetence in delivery Tetsuji Moriyama1, Masahiro Nagai2, ... the basis of their sequencehomology. The importin a1 subfamily in mice consists of importin a1 (karyopherin a2 , PTAC58, Rch1); the importin a3 subfamily includes importin a3 (karyoph-erin a4 ,...