Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
Predicted to enable RNA binding activity; ribosomal small subunit binding activity; and translation initiation factor activity. Acts upstream of or within positive regulation of mRNA cis splicing, via spliceosome. Predicted to be located in cytoplasm and nucleus. Predicted to be part of eukaryotic 43S preinitiation complex; eukaryotic 48S preinitiation complex; and multi-eIF complex. Is expressed in germ cell of testis and testis. Orthologous to human EIF1 (eukaryotic translation initiation factor 1).