NCBI Accession #
NP_001190102.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_001203173.1
NCBI Official Full Name
eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3C
NCBI Official Symbol
EIF3C
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
ATEIF3C-1; ATTIF3C1; EIF3C-1; EUKARYOTIC TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR 3 SUBUNIT 8; eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3C; TIF3C1
NCBI Protein Information
eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3C
NCBI Summary
member of eIF3c - eukaryotic initiation factor 3c
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
eIF3c
UniProt Protein Name
Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit C
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit 8
UniProt Primary Accession #
O49160
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q9LYM6
UniProt Related Accession #
O49160
UniProt Comments
Component of the eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 (eIF-3) complex, which is involved in protein synthesis of a specialized repertoire of mRNAs and, together with other initiation factors, stimulates binding of mRNA and methionyl-tRNAi to the 40S ribosome. The eIF-3 complex specifically targets and initiates translation of a subset of mRNAs involved in cell proliferation.