Gene
EIF3K
eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit K
- HGNC 24656↗(opens in a new tab)
- Ensembl gene ENSG00000178982↗(opens in a new tab)
- NCBI Gene 27335↗(opens in a new tab)
Summary
- Cytogenetic location
- 19q13.2
- Coordinates
- Chromosome 19: 38,619,188–38,636,954 (GRCh38)
- Exons
- 8 exons across 17.8 kb
- Protein
- 218 amino acids
- Also known as
- PRO1474, HSPC029, PTD001, PLAC-24, M9, ARG134
- Previous symbols
- EIF3S12
- MANE Select transcript
- ENST00000248342.9NM_013234.4
- Locus type
- gene with protein product
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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How EIF3K is laid out
- Coding sequence
- Untranslated region
- Intron
- Direction of transcription
- Stretches short reads find hard
Exons of the gene's MANE Select transcript (release v1.5), from NCBI and EMBL-EBI, on the GRCh38 reference genome.
Chromosome bands from UCSC's GRCh38 ideogram (2022-10-29).
Nearby genes from Ensembl release 116, on GRCh38.
Exons make up 0.8 kb of the gene's 17.8 kb; 657 of those bases code for the protein.
External links
Gene records
Transcript
Protein
Where this comes from
- HGNC: the gene's symbol, name, other symbols and location.
- MANE Select v1.5, from NCBI and EMBL-EBI: the transcript, its exons and coding sequence.
Cite this page
Dante Labs. (n.d.). EIF3K gene: eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit K. Retrieved 16 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/eif3k
Dante Labs. EIF3K gene: eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit K [Internet]. [cited 16 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/eif3k
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