Gene Information
Gene NameEIF4E
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length217
Protein NamesEukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E (eIF-4E) (eIF4E) (eIF-4F 25 kDa subunit) (mRNA cap-binding protein)
Target Nameeif4e messenger rna
Target TypeLiterature-reported target
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000151247 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBP06730
Gene CardEIF4E
Uniprot IDP06730
PfamPF01652
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.999921527)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ EIF4E ( ortholog_one2one )
Alpaca_ EIF4E ( ortholog_one2many )
GuineaPig_ EIF4E ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ EIF4E ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Eif4e ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ EIF4E ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Eif4e ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ EIF4E ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsEIF4E1B
ParalogsEIF4E2, EIF4E3, EIF4E1B
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityNA
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1IPB  (X-ray  2.00A  1IPC  (X-ray  2.00A  1WKW  (X-ray  2.10A  2GPQ  (NMR  2V8W  (X-ray  2.30A  2V8X  (X-ray  2.30A  2V8Y  (X-ray  2.10A  2W97  (X-ray  2.29A  3AM7  (X-ray  2.20A  3TF2  (X-ray  2.10A  3U7X  (X-ray  2.10A  4AZA  (X-ray  2.16A  4BEA  (X-ray  2.57A  4DT6  (X-ray  2.60A  4DUM  (X-ray  2.95A  4TPW  (X-ray  1.50A  4TQB  (X-ray  1.59A  4TQC  (X-ray  1.80A  4UED  (X-ray  1.75A  5EHC  (X-ray  2.40A  5EI3  (X-ray  1.71A  5EIR  (X-ray  2.69A  5EKV  (X-ray  3.61A  5GW6  (X-ray  1.97A  5T46  (X-ray  1.53A  5ZJY  (X-ray  1.59A  5ZJZ  (X-ray  1.67A  5ZK5  (X-ray  2.25A  5ZK7  (X-ray  2.12A  5ZK9  (X-ray  1.76A  5ZML  (X-ray  1.80A  7D6Y  (X-ray  1.67A  7D8B  (X-ray  2.46A  7EZW  (X-ray  2.35A  7F07  (X-ray  2.25A  7MEU  (X-ray  1.91A  7XTP  (X-ray  1.83A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm, P-body {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16157702, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20616046, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24335285, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25923732}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10856257, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21883093}. Cytoplasm, Stress granule {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21883093}. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10856257}. Note=Interaction with EIF4ENIF1/4E-T is required for localization to processing bodies (P-bodies) (PubMed:16157702, PubMed:24335285, PubMed:25923732). Imported in the nucleus via interaction with EIF4ENIF1/4E-T via a piggy-back mechanism (PubMed:10856257). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10856257, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16157702, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24335285, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25923732}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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