CELE_B0511.10, B0511.10

eif-3.E encodes the C. elegans ortholog of the translation initiation factor 3 subunit e (eIF3e/Int-6); by homology, EIF-3.E is predicted to be a component of three different protein complexes, the eIF3 translation initiation factor, the 26S proteasome, and the COP9 signalosome; such association suggests that EIF-3.E may serve as a regulatory factor that coordinates the translational and degradative activities of these various complexes; in C. elegans, large-scale RNAi screens indicate that eif-3.E is required for embryonic, larval, and germline development, as well as proper vulval morphogenesis.

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