Gene:
eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4A, isoform 2
Gene ID:
195761
Symbol:
EIF4A2
Species:
1000
Description:
EIF4A is both a subunit of a high molecular weight protein complex involved in cap recognition and is required as a single polypeptide chain for mRNA binding to ribosome. It is an ATP-dependent single stranded DNA-binding protein with a sequence- independent unwinding activity (helicase).