nascent polypeptide-associated complex subunit alpha-2 (nascent polypeptide-associated complex subunit alpha-like, NAC-alpha-like, alpha-NAC-like, hom s 2.01, NACAL, NACA2)

Function

• part of the nascent polypeptide-associated complex

Structure

• belongs to the NAC-alpha family
• contains 1 NAC-A/B (NAC-alpha/beta) domain
• contains 1 UBA domain

Compartment

cytoplasm (putative), nucleus

Expression

expressed specifically in testis & skeletal muscle

Evolution

• NACAL arose from a recent (40-63 million year old), anthropoid primate-specific retroduplication of NACA

More general terms

• protein subunit

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q9H009.html