Term Name: nuclear export signal receptor activity
Synonyms: exportin activity, importin-alpha binding, importin-alpha export receptor activity, NES receptor
Definition: Combining with a nuclear export signal (NES) on a cargo to be transported, to mediate transport of a the cargo through the nuclear pore, from the nuclear lumen to the cytoplasm. The cargo can be either a RNA or a protein.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0005049]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: nuclear export
is a type of: nucleocytoplasmic carrier activity