EIF1AX, Official Symbol EIF1AXprovided by HGNC Official Full Name eukaryotic translation initiation factor 1A X-linkedprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:3250 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000173674 MIM:300186; AllianceGenome:HGNC:3250 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as EIF1A; EIF4C; eIF-1A; eIF-4C; EIF1AP1 Summary This gene encodes an essential eukaryotic translation initiation factor. The protein is required for the binding of the 43S complex (a 40S subunit, eIF2/GTP/Met-tRNAi and eIF3) to the 5' end of capped RNA. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Ubiquitous expression in thyroid (RPKM 20.5), endometrium (RPKM 20.0) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all