Gene Information
Gene NameEIF4A3
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length411
Protein NamesEukaryotic initiation factor 4A-III (eIF-4A-III) (eIF4A-III) (EC 3.6.4.13) (ATP-dependent RNA helicase DDX48) (ATP-dependent RNA helicase eIF4A-3) (DEAD box protein 48) (Eukaryotic initiation factor 4A-like NUK-34) (Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4A isoform 3) (Nuclear matrix protein 265) (NMP 265) (hNMP 265) [Cleaved into: Eukaryotic initiation factor 4A-III, N-terminally processed]
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age>4290 ( ENSG00000141543 )
Evolutionary StageCellular_organisms
AlphaFoldDBP38919
Gene CardEIF4A3
Uniprot IDP38919
PfamPF00270; PF00271
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.009135362)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ EIF4A3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ EIF4A3 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ EIF4A3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ EIF4A3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Eif4a3l2 ( ortholog_one2many )
Mouse_ Eif4a3 ( ortholog_one2many )
Mouse_ Eif4a3l1 ( ortholog_one2many )
Pig_ EIF4A3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Eif4a3 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsDDX28, DDX42, DDX25, DDX47, DDX49, DDX20, DDX50, DDX41, DDX24, TDRD12, DDX5, DDX52, DDX56, DDX3X, DDX3Y, DDX59, DDX39B, DDX23, DDX54, DDX10, DDX19A, DDX19B, EIF4A1, DDX6, DDX39A, DDX55, DDX18, DDX21, DDX4, DDX1, DDX53, DDX17, DDX31, DDX51, DDX43, EIF4A2, DDX27, DDX46
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityUbiquitously expressed. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10623621}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2HXY  (X-ray  3.30A  2HYI  (X-ray  2.30A  2J0Q  (X-ray  3.20A  2J0S  (X-ray  2.21A  2J0U  (X-ray  3.00A  2XB2  (X-ray  3.40A  3EX7  (X-ray  2.30A  4C9B  (X-ray  2.00A  5MQF  (EM  5.90A  5XJC  (EM  3.60A  5YZG  (EM  4.10A  6ICZ  (EM  3.00A  6QDV  (EM  3.30A  6YVH  (X-ray  3.19A  7A5P  (EM  5.00A  7W59  (EM  3.60A  7W5A  (EM  3.60A  7W5B  (EM  4.30A 
DBSNP rs587777204 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10623621, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11991638, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22961380, ECO:0000269|PubMed:28076346, ECO:0000269|PubMed:28502770, ECO:0000269|PubMed:29301961}. Nucleus speckle {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10623621}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q3B8Q2}. Note=Nucleocytoplasmic shuttling protein. Travels to the cytoplasm as part of the exon junction complex (EJC) bound to mRNA. Detected in dendritic layer as well as the nuclear and cytoplasmic (somatic) compartments of neurons. Colocalizes with STAU1 and FMR1 in dendrites (By similarity). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q3B8Q2}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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