Protein: Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit A (eIF3a) (Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit 10) (eIF-3-theta) (eIF3 p167) (eIF3 p180) (eIF3 p185) (Q14152)
Organism: Homo sapiens (Human)
Function: RNA-binding component of the eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 (eIF-3) complex, which is required for several steps in the initiation of protein synthesis. The eIF-3 complex associates with the 40S ribosome and facilitates the recruitment of eIF-1, eIF-1A, eIF-2:GTP:methionyl-tRNAi and eIF-5 to form the 43S pre-initiation complex (43S PIC). The eIF-3 complex stimulates mRNA recruitment to the 43S PIC and scanning of the mRNA for AUG recognition. The eIF-3 complex is also required for disassembly and recycling of post-termination ribosomal complexes and subsequently prevents premature joining of the 40S and 60S ribosomal subunits prior to initiation. The eIF-3 complex specifically targets and initiates translation of a subset of mRNAs involved in cell proliferation, including cell cycling, differentiation and apoptosis, and uses different modes of RNA stem-loop binding to exert either translational activation or repression.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_03000, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9150439}.
Interaction partners:
- Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit L
- Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit B
- Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit C
- Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit J
- Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 subunit 1
- Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit I
- Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit D
- Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit F
- Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit E
- Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit M
Sequence:
MPAYFQRPENALKRANEFLEVGKKQPALDVLYDVMKSKKHRTWQKIHEPIMLKYLELCVDLRKSHLAKEGLYQYKNICQQVNIKSLEDVVRAYLKMAEEKTEAAKEESQQMVLDIEDLDNIQTPESVLLSAVSGEDTQDRTDRLLLTPWVKFLWESYRQCLDLLRNNSRVERLYHDIAQQAFKFCLQYTRKAEFRKLCDNLRMHLSQIQRHHNQSTAINLNNPESQSMHLETRLVQLDSAISMELWQEAFKAVEDIHGLFSLSKKPPKPQLMANYYNKVSTVFWKSGNALFHASTLHRLYHLSREMRKNLTQDEMQRMSTRVLLATLSIPITPERTDIARLLDMDGIIVEKQRRLATLLGLQAPPTRIGLINDMVRFNVLQYVVPEVKDLYNWLEVEFNPLKLCERVTKVLNWVREQPEKEPELQQYVPQLQNNTILRLLQQVSQIYQSIEFSRLTSLVPFVDAFQLERAIVDAARHCDLQVRIDHTSRTLSFGSDLNYATREDAPIGPHLQSMPSEQIRNQLTAMSSVLAKALEVIKPAHILQEKEEQHQLAVTAYLKNSRKEHQRILARRQTIEERKERLESLNIQREKEELEQREAELQKVRKAEEERLRQEAKEREKERILQEHEQIKKKTVRERLEQIKKTELGAKAFKDIDIEDLEELDPDFIMAKQVEQLEKEKKELQERLKNQEKKIDYFERAKRLEEIPLIKSAYEEQRIKDMDLWEQQEEERITTMQLEREKALEHKNRMSRMLEDRDLFVMRLKAARQSVYEEKLKQFEERLAEERHNRLEERKRQRKEERRITYYREKEEEEQRRAEEQMLKEREERERAERAKREEELREYQERVKKLEEVERKKRQRELEIEERERRREEERRLGDSSLSRKDSRWGDRDSEGTWRKGPEADSEWRRGPPEKEWRRGEGRDEDRSHRRDEERPRRLGDDEDREPSLRPDDDRVPRRGMDDDRGPRRGPEEDRFSRRGADDDRPSWRNTDDDRPPRRIADEDRGNWRHADDDRPPRRGLDEDRGSWRTADEDRGPRRGMDDDRGPRRGGADDERSSWRNADDDRGPRRGLDDDRGPRRGMDDDRGPRRGMDDDRGPRRGMDDDRGPRRGLDDDRGPWRNADDDRIPRRGAEDDRGPWRNMDDDRLSRRADDDRFPRRGDDSRPGPWRPLVKPGGWREKEKAREESWGPPRESRPSEEREWDREKERDRDNQDREENDKDPERERDRERDVDREDRFRRPRDEGGWRRGPAEESSSWRDSSRRDDRDRDDRRRERDDRRDLRERRDLRDDRDRRGPPLRSEREEVSSWRRADDRKDDRVEERDPPRRVPPPALSRDRERDRDREREGEKEKASWRAEKDRESLRRTKNETDEDGWTTVRR