EIF1AX

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Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 1A, X-linked

PDB rendering based on 1d7q.
Available structures
PDB Ortholog search: PDBe, RCSB
Identifiers
SymbolsEIF1AX; EIF1A; EIF1AP1; EIF4C; eIF-1A; eIF-4C
External IDsOMIM: 300186 MGI: 1913485 HomoloGene: 20364 GeneCards: EIF1AX Gene
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Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez196466235
EnsemblENSG00000173674ENSMUSG00000067194
UniProtP47813Q8BMJ3
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_001412NM_025437
RefSeq (protein)NP_001403NP_079713
Location (UCSC)Chr X:
20.14 – 20.16 Mb
Chr X:
159.37 – 159.39 Mb
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Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 1A, X-chromosomal is a protein that in humans is encoded by the EIF1AX gene.[1][2][3]

Mammalian 17-kDa eukaryotic initiation factor, eIF1A (formerly designated eIF-4C), is essential for transfer of the initiator Met-tRNAf (as Met-tRNAf·eIF2·GTP ternary complex) to 40 S ribosomal subunits in the absence of mRNA to form the 40 S preinitiation complex (40 S·Met-tRNAf·eIF2·GTP). Furthermore, eIF1A acts catalytically in this reaction to mediate highly efficient transfer of the Met-tRNAf·eIF2·GTP ternary complex to 40 S ribosomal subunits. The 40 S complex formed is free of eIF1A which indicates that its role in 40 S preinitiation complex formation is not to stabilize the binding of Met-tRNAf to 40 S ribosomes. Additionally, the eIF1A-mediated 40 S initiation complex formed in the presence of AUG codon efficiently joins 60 S ribosomal subunits in an eIF5-dependent reaction to form a functional 80 S initiation complex. Though found in some reports, eIF1A probably plays no role either in the subunit joining reaction or in the generation of ribosomal subunits from 80 S ribosomes. The major function of eIF1A is to mediate the transfer of Met-tRNAf to 40 S ribosomal subunits to form the 40 S preinitiation complex.[4]

This gene encodes an essential eukaryotic translation initiation factor. The protein is required for the binding of the 43S complex (a 40S subunit, eIF2/GTP/Met-tRNAi and eIF3) to the 5' end of capped RNA.[3]

Mutations in this gene have been recurrently seen associated to cases of uveal melanoma with disomy 3 (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23793026).

Interactions

EIF1AX has been shown to interact with IPO13.[5]

References

  1. Dever TE, Wei CL, Benkowski LA, Browning K, Merrick WC, Hershey JW (Mar 1994). "Determination of the amino acid sequence of rabbit, human, and wheat germ protein synthesis factor eIF-4C by cloning and chemical sequencing". J Biol Chem 269 (5): 3212–8. PMID 8106356. 
  2. Lahn BT, Page DC (Nov 1997). "Functional coherence of the human Y chromosome". Science 278 (5338): 675–80. doi:10.1126/science.278.5338.675. PMID 9381176. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Entrez Gene: EIF1AX eukaryotic translation initiation factor 1A, X-linked". 
  4. Umadas Maitra, Jayanta Chaudhuri; Jayanta Chaudhuri, Kausik Si (21 March 1997). "Function of Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factor 1A (eIF1A) (Formerly Called eIF-4C) in Initiation of Protein Synthesis". The Journal of BIological Chemistry 272 (12): 7883–7891. doi:10.1074/jbc.272.12.7883. Retrieved 19 February 2012. 
  5. Mingot, J M; Kostka S, Kraft R, Hartmann E, Görlich D (Jul 2001). "Importin 13: a novel mediator of nuclear import and export". EMBO J. (England) 20 (14): 3685–94. doi:10.1093/emboj/20.14.3685. ISSN 0261-4189. PMC 125545. PMID 11447110. 

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