EIF3K, Official Symbol EIF3Kprovided by HGNC Official Full Name eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit Kprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:24656 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000178982 MIM:609596; AllianceGenome:HGNC:24656 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 M9; ARG134; PLAC24; PTD001; EIF3S12; HSPC029; MSTP001; PLAC-24; PRO1474; EIF3-p28 Summary The 700-kD eukaryotic translation initiation factor-3 (eIF3) is the largest eIF and contains at least 12 subunits, including EIF2S12. eIF3 plays an essential role in translation by binding directly to the 40S ribosomal subunit and promoting formation of the 40S preinitiation complex (Mayeur et al., 2003 [PubMed 14519125]).[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2008] Expression Ubiquitous expression in heart (RPKM 136.4), duodenum (RPKM 100.7) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all