Primary Identifier | MGI:106478 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 5 | NCBI Gene Number | 27979 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Contributes to translation initiation factor activity. Involved in translational initiation. Part of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 complex, eIF3m. Is active in synapse. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; extraembryonic component; and sensory organ. Orthologous to human EIF3B (eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit B). PHENOTYPE: Homozygous embryos die prenatally prior to the blastocyst stage. [provided by MGI curators] |