EIF3G

protein-coding

eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit G, the group of RNA binding motif containing|Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3

Gene summary

This gene encodes a core subunit of the eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 (eIF3) complex, which is required for initiation of protein translation. An N-terminal caspase cleavage product of the encoded protein may stimulate degradation of DNA. A mutation in this gene is associated with narcolepsy. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2016]

Previous symbols:
  • EIF3S4

MANE transcript

NM_003755.5

Inheritance

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ClinVar variants

U:46B:2

Top phenotype

EIF3G-related condition

gnomAD constraint

pLI —, LoF o/e 0.06

Max pathogenic AF

—

Genomic locus

chr19:10,115,014-10,119,918

External References & Databases

Transcript & Mutation Effects

hg38 • Region Span ~4.9 kb
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GenCC Phenotypes & Disease Associations

Curated gene-disease validity assertions and inheritance patterns

No GenCC data available for this gene.

ClinVar Associated Diseases & Phenotypes

Reported disease conditions connected to EIF3G variants in ClinVar

4 Conditions Cataloged
not specifiedTotal: 31
EIF3G-related conditionTotal: 3
not providedTotal: 1
EIF3G-related autism spectrum disorderTotal: 1

ClinVar Variants & Pathogenicity by Type

Statistics based on transcript NM_003755.5. Only rare variants are included.

We include only reliable ClinVar variants with their consequences to MANE Select, MANE Plus Clinical transcripts, or transcripts with TSL equal to 1. Click a count to filter the variants table below.

Slight differences between displayed counts and ClinVar may occur due to a different transcript/consequence chosen by our variant effect predictor, or because we classify Benign/Likely benign as Likely benign and Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic as Likely pathogenic.

EffectPLPVUSLBBSum
synonymous
2
clinvar
2
missense
36
clinvar
2
clinvar
38
nonsense
0
start loss
0
frameshift
0
splice donor/acceptor (+/-2bp)
8
clinvar
8
Total00462048
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Transcript Catalog

Annotated transcript isoforms across RefSeq and Ensembl databases

Showing 4 of 39 transcripts
Transcript IDSourceProtein IDCoding ExonsMANE Status
NM_003755.5RefSeqNP_003746.211MANE Select
ENST00000253108.9EnsemblENSP00000253108.311MANE Select
ENST00000587146.5EnsemblENSP00000468159.18Standard
ENST00000587993.5EnsemblENSP00000468313.13Standard

Model Organisms & Knockout Phenotypes

Observed phenotypic effects in mouse and zebrafish models

Gene / ModelOrganismObserved Phenotype
eif3gDanio rerio

Structure: pigment cell

Quality: quality

abnormal

Gene Ontology (GO) Annotations & Pathways

Biological processes, molecular functions, cellular components and pathways

Pathways ConsensusPathDB

  • RNA transport - Homo sapiens (human)
  • Translation Factors
  • Formation of the ternary complex, and subsequently, the 43S complex
  • Translation initiation complex formation
  • Activation of the mRNA upon binding of the cap-binding complex and eIFs, and subsequent binding to 43S

Biological Process

  • formation of cytoplasmic translation initiation complex
  • translational initiation
  • viral translational termination-reinitiation

Molecular Function

  • RNA binding
  • translation initiation factor activity
  • protein binding

Cellular Component

  • nucleus
  • cytoplasm
  • cytosol
  • eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 complex
  • eukaryotic 43S preinitiation complex

gnomAD Constraint

Source: gnomAD

Gene type
protein_coding
Transcript type
protein_coding
Transcript
ENST00000253108
Coding exons
11
Length
4904
Individuals with no LoFs
117739
Homozygous LoFs
0
Heterozygous LoFs
1
Defined
117740
p
0.00000425
Z-ScoreObservedExpectedObserved/ExpectedMutation RateTotal Possible
Missense2.171262160.5840.00001462088
Missense (PolyPhen)1863.6350.28286633
Synonymous-1.0010189.01.140.00000650606
Loss of Function3.62117.20.05807.28e-7215

Population LoF Frequency

PopulationCAFp-valueStatus
African00.0absent
Latino/Admixed American00.0absent
Ashkenazi Jewish00.0absent
East Asian00.0absent
Finnish00.0absent
European (Non-Finnish)0.00000940.0000094rare
South Asian00.0absent
Other00.0absent

dbNSFP Gene Annotations

Source: dbNSFP

Function
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 (PubMed:17581632, PubMed:25849773, PubMed:27462815). 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 (PubMed:17581632). 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 (PubMed:25849773). This subunit can bind 18S rRNA. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_03006, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17581632, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25849773, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27462815}.;

Recessive Scores

pRec
0.118

Intolerance Scores

LoFtool
0.164
RVIS EVS
-0.85
RVIS percentile EVS
11.06

Essentials

Essential (CRISPR)
E
Essential (CRISPR2)
E
Essential (gene trap)
H
Indispensability pred.
E
Indispensability score
0.925

Gene Damage Prediction

AllRecessiveDominant
MendelianMediumMediumMedium
Primary ImmunodeficiencyMediumMediumMedium
CancerMediumMediumMedium
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