EIF3B, Official Symbol EIF3Bprovided by HGNC Official Full Name eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit Bprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:3280 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000106263 MIM:603917; AllianceGenome:HGNC:3280 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 PRT1; EIF3S9; EIF3-ETA; EIF3-P110; EIF3-P116 Summary Enables RNA binding activity. Contributes to translation initiation factor activity. Involved in several processes, including IRES-dependent viral translational initiation; translational initiation; and viral translational termination-reinitiation. Located in extracellular exosome. Part of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 complex. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022] Expression Ubiquitous expression in testis (RPKM 39.5), bone marrow (RPKM 32.1) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all