EIF3A
eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit A | KIAA0139, TIF32, eIF3-p170, eIF3-theta, EIF3, EIF3S10

Enables RNA binding activity. Contributes to translation initiation factor activity. Involved in IRES-dependent viral translational initiation; formation of cytoplasmic translation initiation complex; and viral translational termination-reinitiation. Located in cytosol; nucleolus; and nucleoplasm. Part of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 complex. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]

Member of: DE-5 DE-5.20 Developmental clusters: GC3
Biological processes 38 terms
IRES-dependent viral translational initiation (GO:0075522)RNA binding (GO:0003723)RNA binding (GO:0003723)RNA binding (GO:0003723)cytoplasm (GO:0005737)cytoplasm (GO:0005737)cytoplasmic translational initiation (GO:0002183)cytosol (GO:0005829)cytosol (GO:0005829)cytosol (GO:0005829)eukaryotic 43S preinitiation complex (GO:0016282)eukaryotic 48S preinitiation complex (GO:0033290)eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 complex (GO:0005852)eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 complex (GO:0005852)eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 complex, eIF3e (GO:0071540)eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 complex, eIF3m (GO:0071541)eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 complex, eIF3m (GO:0071541)formation of cytoplasmic translation initiation complex (GO:0001732)formation of cytoplasmic translation initiation complex (GO:0001732)formation of cytoplasmic translation initiation complex (GO:0001732)formation of cytoplasmic translation initiation complex (GO:0001732)membrane (GO:0016020)microtubule (GO:0005874)negative regulation of ERK1 and ERK2 cascade (GO:0070373)organelle (GO:0043226)postsynaptic density (GO:0014069)protein binding (GO:0005515)protein-containing complex (GO:0032991)receptor tyrosine kinase binding (GO:0030971)structural molecule activity (GO:0005198)translation initiation factor activity (GO:0003743)translation initiation factor activity (GO:0003743)translation initiation factor activity (GO:0003743)translation initiation factor activity (GO:0003743)translation initiation factor activity (GO:0003743)translation reinitiation (GO:0002188)translational initiation (GO:0006413)viral translational termination-reinitiation (GO:0075525)
Expression (TPM)
EIF3A — as a Regulated Gene

TFs regulating EIF3A 0 TFs

Transcription factors with Perturb-seq knockdown data for EIF3A. The Binding column indicates whether any binding evidence exists for this TF–gene pair (ChIP-seq or motif footprint peaks). The Mean coef is the average Perturb-seq regression coefficient across active gRNAs (positive = EIF3A upregulated upon KD; negative = downregulated). The Outlier column indicates whether this gene is in the top or bottom 5% of all TF knockdown effects.

Data: Effect:
TF Mean coef Binding Outlier TF→Gene link

Elements linked to EIF3A

Open chromatin peaks (ATAC-seq) in the genomic neighbourhood of EIF3A, linked by TSS proximity or chromatin conformation (Multiome / HiCAR). Each element overlaps at least one TF ChIP-seq binding site — the TFs column shows how many distinct TFs bind that element.

Accessibility Element Dist. to TSS Link type TFs
chr10:119,022,769–119,023,594 57.6 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 196
chr10:119,028,784–119,030,985 51.3 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 776
chr10:119,080,039–119,081,458 62 bp At TSS Multiome 953
chr10:119,092,145–119,092,653 11.6 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 103
chr10:119,103,400–119,104,998 23.3 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 607
chr10:119,140,467–119,141,205 60.1 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 164
chr10:119,165,095–119,166,223 84.8 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 815
chr10:119,178,426–119,179,231 98.0 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 801
chr10:119,206,342–119,208,274 126.5 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 780

Genome Browser

Genomic view of the EIF3A locus showing ATAC-seq accessibility and RNA-seq expression across the ESC → DE time course, together with TF binding peaks and element-to-TSS loop connections.

chr10:119,012,769 – 119,218,274
Proximal 1 kb Distal 10 kb Multiome HiCAR ATAC-seq RNA-seq