Predicted to enable translation initiation factor activity. Predicted to be involved in cytoplasmic translational initiation. Predicted to be located in cytoplasmic stress granule. Expressed in germ line; intestine; and neurons. Is an ortholog of human EIF4A1 (eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4A1).
Map position created from combination of previous interpolated map position (based on known location of sequence) and allele information. Therefore this is not a genetic map position based on recombination frequencies or genetic experiments. This was done on advice of the CGC.