Enables double-stranded RNA binding activity and translation initiation factor activity. Involved in cytoplasmic translational initiation and positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II. Located in nuclear stress granule; perinuclear region of cytoplasm; and plasma membrane. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025] CIViC Summary for EIF4A1 Gene
Forensic Context
A study in rhesus macaques demonstrated that the EIF4A1 was significantly upregulated in left ventricular tissue from animals with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy compared to healthy controls, identified as a differentially expressed gene through RNA-Seq analysis [Rivas et al. DOI:10.1038/s41598-024-82770-4].