EIF1

Chr 17

eukaryotic translation initiation factor 1

Also known as: A121, EIF-1, EIF1A, ISO1, SUI1

The protein functions as a critical component of the ribosomal translation initiation machinery, facilitating mRNA scanning and start codon recognition as part of the 43S and 48S preinitiation complexes. EIF1 is highly intolerant to loss-of-function mutations (pLI 0.83, LOEUF 0.51), but no specific diseases have been definitively linked to EIF1 mutations in the current literature. Loss-of-function mutations would be expected to cause severe developmental disorders through disruption of protein synthesis, likely following an autosomal recessive inheritance pattern.

Summary from RefSeq, UniProt
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0
Active trials
12
Pubs (1 yr)
6
P/LP submissions
P/LP missense
0.51
LOEUF
Mechanism
Clinical SummaryEIF1
Population Constraint (gnomAD)
Moderately constrained gene (pLI 0.83) — some intolerance to loss-of-function variants.
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ClinVar Variants
6 unique Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic· 1 VUS of 15 total submissions
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Population Genetics & Constraint

gnomAD v4 — loss-of-function & missense intolerance

Moderate LoF intolerance
LoF Constraint
0.51LOEUF
pLI 0.831
Z-score 2.24
OE 0.00 (0.000.51)
Moderately constrained

More LoF-intolerant than ~75% of genes

Missense Constraint
1.87Z-score
OE missense 0.34 (0.240.48)
21 obs / 62.5 exp
Tolerant

Mild missense constraint

Observed / Expected Ratios
LoF OE0.00 (0.000.51)
00.351.4
Missense OE0.34 (0.240.48)
00.61.4
Synonymous OE1.12
01.21.6
LoF obs/exp: 0 / 5.9Missense obs/exp: 21 / 62.5Syn Z: -0.47

ClinVar Variant Classifications

15 submitted variants in ClinVar

Classification Summary

Pathogenic6
VUS1
6
Pathogenic
1
VUS

Curated Variants Distribution

Classified variants from ClinVar · 5 ACMG categories· variant type breakdown unavailable

ClassificationLoFMissense + InframeNon-codingSynonymousTotal
Pathogenic
6
Likely Pathogenic
0
VUS
1
Likely Benign
0
Benign
0
Total7

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Protein Context — Lollipop Plot

EIF1 · protein map & ClinVar variants

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Clinical Trials

Active and recruiting trials from ClinicalTrials.gov

No active trials found for this gene.

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