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Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 27335
Gene name Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit K
Gene symbol EIF3K
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
ARG134EIF3-p28EIF3S12HSPC029M9MSTP001PLAC-24PLAC24PRO1474PTD001
Chromosome 19
Chromosome location 19q13.2
Summary The 700-kD eukaryotic translation initiation factor-3 (eIF3) is the largest eIF and contains at least 12 subunits, including EIF2S12. eIF3 plays an essential role in translation by binding directly to the 40S ribosomal subunit and promoting formation of t
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT016103 hsa-miR-421 Sequencing 20371350
MIRT031817 hsa-miR-16-5p Proteomics 18668040
MIRT049261 hsa-miR-92a-3p CLASH 23622248
MIRT037589 hsa-miR-744-5p CLASH 23622248
MIRT957704 hsa-miR-4477a CLIP-seq
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:0003723 Function RNA binding IEA
GO:0003743 Function Translation initiation factor activity IBA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
609596 24656 ENSG00000178982
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q9UBQ5
Protein name Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit K (eIF3k) (Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit 12) (Muscle-specific gene M9 protein) (PLAC-24) (eIF-3 p25) (eIF-3 p28)
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:17581632, PubMed:25849773, PubMed:27462815). The eIF-3 complex associates with the 40
PDB 1RZ4 , 3J8B , 3J8C , 6FEC , 6YBD , 6ZMW , 6ZON , 6ZP4 , 6ZVJ , 7A09 , 7QP6 , 7QP7 , 8OZ0 , 8PJ1 , 8PJ2 , 8PJ3 , 8PJ4 , 8PJ5 , 8PJ6 , 8PPL , 8RG0 , 8XXN , 9BLN
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF10075 CSN8_PSD8_EIF3K 61 → 200 CSN8/PSMD8/EIF3K family Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Ubiquitous, with the highest levels of expression in brain, testis and kidney. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14519125}.
Sequence
Sequence length 218
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Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
Reactome Pathway
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