iff-1 encodes an eIF-5A homolog that affects fertility and is required for germ cell proliferation and for some P granule components to localize properly; expression is germline specific and mRNA is expressed in the distal region of gonads where germ cells actively proliferate.
Predicted to enable translation elongation factor activity. Involved in gamete generation and protein localization. Predicted to be located in cytoplasm. Expressed in germ line and gonad. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in colorectal cancer. Is an ortholog of human EIF5A (eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5A).