Protein
Eukaryotic initiation factor 4A-III
Organism
Drosophila melanogaster
Function
ATP-dependent RNA helicase (PubMed:22961380). Core component of the splicing-dependent multiprotein exon junction complex (EJC) deposited at splice junctions on mRNAs (PubMed:14973490, PubMed:22961380). Involved in exon definition of genes containing long introns, including the rolled/MAPK gene (PubMed:20946982, PubMed:20946983). Has a role in oskar mRNA localization at the posterior pole of the developing oocyte (PubMed:14973490).
Similarity
Belongs to the DEAD box helicase family.
Sequence
MARKNAQAEDLSNVEFETSEDVEVIPTFNAMNLKEELLRGIYAYGFEKPSAIQQRSITPIVKGRDVIAQAQSGTGKTATFSISILQSLDTTLRETQVLCLSPTRELAVQIQKVILALGDMMNVQCHVCIGGTNLGEDIRKLDYGQHIVSGTPGRVFDMIKRRVLRTRAIKMLVLDEADEMLNKGFKEQIYDVYRYLPPATQVVLISATLPHEILEMTSKFMTDPIRILVKRDELTLEGIKQFFVAVEREEWKFDTLCDLYDTLTITQAVIFCNTKRKVDWLTEKMREANFTVSSMHGDMPQKERDEIMKEFRAGQSRVLITTDVWARGIDVQQVSLVINYDLPNNRELYIHRIGRSGRFGRKGVAINFVKSDDIRILRDIEQYYSTQIDEMPMNVADLI