EIF1 wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Human EIF1 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 17q21.2 and is approximately 3 kb in length. This allele, which encodes eukaryotic translation initiation factor 1 protein, plays a role that is essential for the initiation of messenger RNA translation.

**Synonyms:** - A121 - EIF-1 - EIF1A - Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factor 1 wt Allele - ISO1 - Putative Translation Initiation Factor Gene - SUI1 - SUI1 Gene