BZW1
Developmental stage
Expressed in day 3 embryo.
Function
Translation initiation regulator which represses repeat-associated non-AUG (RAN) initiated translation probably by acting as a competitive inhibitor of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5 (EIF5) function (PubMed:29470543, PubMed:34260931). Enhances histone H4 gene transcription but does not seem to bind DNA directly (PubMed:11524015).
Sequence Similarities
Belongs to the BZW family.
Alternative names
5MP2, BZAP45, KIAA0005, BZW1, eIF5-mimic protein 2, Basic leucine zipper and W2 domain-containing protein 1, Protein Orf