Phosphorylated adapter RNA export protein (PHAX)

A phosphoprotein adapter involved in the XPO1-mediated U snRNA export from the nucleus. Bridge components required for U snRNA export, the cap binding complex (CBC)-bound snRNA on the one hand and the GTPase Ran in its lively GTP-bound form along with the export receptor XPO1 on the other.

Its phosphorylation in the nucleus is needed for U snRNA export complex assembly and export, while its dephosphorylation in the cytoplasm causes export complex disassembly. It's recycled back into the nucleus through the importin alpha/beta heterodimeric import receptor.