EIF3A, Official Symbol EIF3Aprovided by HGNC Official Full Name eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit Aprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:3271 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000107581 MIM:602039; AllianceGenome:HGNC:3271 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status VALIDATED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as EIF3; P167; p180; p185; TIF32; EIF3S10; eIF3-p170; eIF3-theta Summary Enables RNA binding activity. Contributes to translation initiation factor activity. Involved in IRES-dependent viral translational initiation; formation of cytoplasmic translation initiation complex; and viral translational termination-reinitiation. Located in cytosol; nucleolus; and nucleoplasm. Part of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 complex. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022] Expression Ubiquitous expression in thyroid (RPKM 51.4), fat (RPKM 50.1) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all