NCBI Accession #
NP_193538.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_117914.4
NCBI Official Full Name
eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E
NCBI Official Symbol
EIF4E
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA EUKARYOTIC TRANSLATION INITATION FACTOR 4E1; AT.EIF4E1; CUCUMOVIRUS MULTIPLICATION 1; CUM1; eIF4E1; EUKARYOTIC TRANSLATION INITATION FACTOR 4E; eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E; eukaryotic translation Initiation Factor 4E1;
NCBI Protein Information
eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E
NCBI Summary
eIF4E protein. The cum1 mutation affects the local spreading of CMV within the inoculated leaf, delaying accumulation of cucumber mosaic virus coat protein.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
CUM1; eIF-4E-1; eIF4E-1
UniProt Protein Name
Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E-1
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Protein cucumovirus multiplication 1; eIF-4F 25 kDa subunit; eIF-4F p26 subunit; mRNA cap-binding protein
UniProt Primary Accession #
O23252
UniProt Related Accession #
O23252
UniProt Comments
Component of the protein complex eIF4F, which is involved in the recognition of the mRNA cap, ATP-dependent unwinding of 5'-terminal secondary structure and recruitment of mRNA to the ribosome. Recognizes and binds the 7-methylguanosine-containing mRNA cap during an early step in the initiation of protein synthesis and facilitates ribosome binding by inducing the unwinding of the mRNAs secondary structures .