EIF4B
Gene Information
- Official Symbol: EIF4B
- Official Name: eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4B
- Aliases and Previous Symbols: N/A
- Entrez ID: 1975
- UniProt: P23588
- Interactions: BioGRID
- PubMed articles: Open PubMed
- OMIM: Open OMIM
Function Summary
- Entrez Summary: N/A
- UniProt Summary: Required for the binding of mRNA to ribosomes. Functions in close association with EIF4-F and EIF4-A. Binds near the 5'- terminal cap of mRNA in presence of EIF-4F and ATP. Promotes the ATPase activity and the ATP-dependent RNA unwinding activity of both EIF4-A and EIF4-F.
CRISPR Data
Essentiality in NALM6
- Essentiality Rank: 12399
- Expression level (log2 read counts): 9.14