Description
Translation initiation factor eIF4G; subunit of the mRNA cap-binding protein complex (eIF4F) that also contains eIF4E (Cdc33p); interacts with Pab1p and with eIF4A (Tif1p); also has a role in biogenesis of the large ribosomal subunit; TIF4631 has a paralog, TIF4632, that arose from the whole genome duplication [Source:SGD;Acc:S000003394]
Gene Synonyms
eiF4G1
Location
Chromosome VII: 824,059-826,917 forward strand.
R64-1-1:BK006941.2
About this gene
This gene has 1 transcript (splice variant), 288 orthologues and 1 paralogue.
Transcripts
