Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Contributes to translation initiation factor activity. Involved in translational initiation. Part of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 complex, eIF3m. Is active in synapse. Is expressed in several structures, including extracellular matrix; jaw; oral epithelium; and skeleton. Orthologous to human EIF3I (eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit I).