NCBI Accession #
NP_172848.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_101261.3
NCBI Official Full Name
eukaryotic elongation factor 5A-1
NCBI Official Symbol
ELF5A-1
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
ATELF5A-1; EIF-5A; EIF5A; EUKARYOTIC ELONGATION FACTOR 5A; eukaryotic elongation factor 5A-1; EUKARYOTIC ELONGATION FACTOR 5A-1; F16A14.17
NCBI Protein Information
eukaryotic elongation factor 5A-1
NCBI Summary
Encodes eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5A (EIF-5A).In mammalian cells it functions as a shuttle protein that translocates mRNA from the nucleus to cytoplasmic ribosomes. Overexpression results in an increase in both primary and secondary xylem formation. In RNAi suppressed lines, xylem formation is reduced.
UniProt Gene Name
ELF5A-1
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
AtELF5A-1; eIF-5A-1
UniProt Protein Name
Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5A-1
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q9XI91
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q9LMG2
UniProt Related Accession #
Q9XI91
UniProt Comments
The precise role of eIF-5A in protein biosynthesis is not known but it may function as a bimodular protein capable of binding to both RNA and proteins. Involved in xylogenesis.