EIF3M, Official Symbol EIF3Mprovided by HGNC Official Full Name eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit Mprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:24460 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000149100 MIM:609641; AllianceGenome:HGNC:24460 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 B5; GA17; PCID1; TANGO7; hfl-B5 Summary This gene encodes a protein that is part of the eurkaryotic translation initiation factor 3 complete (eIF-3) required for protein synthesis. Elevated levels of the encoded protein are present in cancer cell lines. Inactivation of the encoded protein has been shown to interfere with translation of herpes virus mRNAs by preventing the association of mRNAs with the ribosomes. A pseudogene of this gene is located on the X chromosome. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2011] Expression Ubiquitous expression in ovary (RPKM 68.3), thyroid (RPKM 54.3) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all