Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-4A

**Definition:** A component of eukaryotic initiation factor 4F that as an RNA helicase involved in unwinding the secondary structure of the 5' UNTRANSLATED REGION of MRNA. The unwinding facilitates the binding of the 40S ribosomal subunit.

**Tree numbers:** - D08.811.913.696.445.735.720.500 - D12.776.835.725.868.500.500

**Synonyms:** - Eukaryotic Initiation Factor EIF-4A - EIF-4A - Peptide Initiation Factor EIF-4A - Eukaryotic Peptide Initiation Factor-4A