GO molecular function ontology term - GO:0061608 - nuclear import signal receptor activity
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0061608
- Name
- nuclear import signal receptor activity
- Ontology or CV name
- GO molecular function
- Definition
- 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.