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EIF3C eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit C

Gene ID: 8663, updated on 17-Sep-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: EIF3CL; EIF3S8; eIF3-p110

Summary

Enables ribosome binding activity. Contributes to translation initiation factor activity. Involved in positive regulation of mRNA binding activity; positive regulation of translation; and translational initiation. Part of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 complex. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

Associated conditions

DescriptionTests
Common variants at five new loci associated with early-onset inflammatory bowel disease.
GeneReviews: Not available
Genome-wide meta-analysis increases to 71 the number of confirmed Crohn's disease susceptibility loci.
GeneReviews: Not available
Host-microbe interactions have shaped the genetic architecture of inflammatory bowel disease.
GeneReviews: Not available

Genomic context

Location:
16p11.2
Sequence:
Chromosome: 16; NC_000016.10 (28688558..28735730)
Total number of exons:
24

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