Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 8669
Gene name Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit J
Gene symbol EIF3J
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
EIF3S1eIF3-alphaeIF3-p35
Chromosome 15
Chromosome location 15q21.1
Summary This gene encodes a core subunit of the eukaryotic initiation factor 3 complex, which participates in the initiation of translation by aiding in the recruitment of protein and mRNA components to the 40S ribosome. There are pseudogenes for this gene on chr
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
246
miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT003932 hsa-let-7e-5p Luciferase reporter assay 15131085
MIRT020659 hsa-miR-155-5p Proteomics 18668040
MIRT027570 hsa-miR-98-5p Microarray 19088304
MIRT003932 hsa-let-7e-5p Reporter assay 15131085
MIRT044772 hsa-miR-320a CLASH 23622248
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0001732 Process Formation of cytoplasmic translation initiation complex IEA
GO:0001732 Process Formation of cytoplasmic translation initiation complex NAS 16920360
GO:0002183 Process Cytoplasmic translational initiation IEA
GO:0003743 Function Translation initiation factor activity IC 17322308, 18599441
GO:0003743 Function Translation initiation factor activity IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
603910 3270 ENSG00000104131
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
O75822
Protein name Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit J (eIF3j) (Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit 1) (eIF-3-alpha) (eIF3 p35)
Protein function Component of the eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 (eIF-3) complex, which is required for several steps in the initiation of protein synthesis (PubMed:25849773, PubMed:27462815). The eIF-3 complex associates with the 40S ribosome and fa
PDB 2KRB , 3BPJ , 6YBW , 6ZMW , 6ZVJ
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF08597 eIF3_subunit 11 258 Translation initiation factor eIF3 subunit Family
Sequence
Sequence length 258
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  Reactome
    L13a-mediated translational silencing of Ceruloplasmin expression
Translation initiation complex formation
Formation of a pool of free 40S subunits
Formation of the ternary complex, and subsequently, the 43S complex
Ribosomal scanning and start codon recognition
GTP hydrolysis and joining of the 60S ribosomal subunit
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
2
Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA 11, AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
Anemia Anemia Pubtator 25732572 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Carcinogenesis Carcinogenesis Pubtator 24789280, 31197975 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Carcinoma Hepatocellular Hepatocellular carcinoma Pubtator 30670911 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Carcinoma of lung Lung carcinoma BEFREE 22804784
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Colorectal Carcinoma Colorectal Cancer BEFREE 31709617
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Glycosuria Renal Renal glycosuria Pubtator 26464640 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Liver carcinoma Liver carcinoma BEFREE 28715695
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Lung Neoplasms Lung neoplasms Pubtator 25732572, 26213845, 28074905, 31197975 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Lymphatic Metastasis Lymphatic metastasis Pubtator 24386425, 28359406 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Malignant neoplasm of lung Lung Cancer BEFREE 22804784
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only