Eif3c - eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3, subunit C

Enables translation initiation factor activity. Involved in translational initiation. Part of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 complex, eIF3m. Is expressed in central nervous system and retina. Orthologous to several human genes including EIF3CL (eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit C like). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]