EIF4EBP1

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Also known as PHAS-I4E-BP1

Summary

EIF4EBP1 (eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E binding protein 1, HGNC:3288) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 8p11.23, encoding Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E-binding protein 1 (Q13541). Repressor of translation initiation that regulates EIF4E activity by preventing its assembly into the eIF4F complex: hypophosphorylated form competes with EIF4G1/EIF4G3 and strongly binds to EIF4E, leading to repress translation. In precision oncology, EIF4EBP1 PHOSPHORYLATION confers sensitivity to Everolimus in Gastric Adenocarcinoma (CIViC Level D); 1 further curated variant–drug associations are listed below.

This gene encodes one member of a family of translation repressor proteins. The protein directly interacts with eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E (eIF4E), which is a limiting component of the multisubunit complex that recruits 40S ribosomal subunits to the 5’ end of mRNAs. Interaction of this protein with eIF4E inhibits complex assembly and represses translation. This protein is phosphorylated in response to various signals including UV irradiation and insulin signaling, resulting in its dissociation from eIF4E and activation of mRNA translation.

Source: NCBI Gene 1978 — RefSeq curated summary.

At a glance

  • GWAS associations: 1
  • Clinical variants (ClinVar): 22 total — 1 pathogenic
  • Druggable target: yes
  • Precision-oncology evidence (CIViC): 2 curated variant–drug associations
  • MANE Select transcript: NM_004095

Identifiers

Gene identifiers

FieldValue
HGNC IDHGNC:3288
Approved symbolEIF4EBP1
Nameeukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E binding protein 1
Location8p11.23
Locus typegene with protein product
StatusApproved
AliasesPHAS-I, 4E-BP1
Ensembl geneENSG00000187840
Ensembl biotypeprotein_coding
OMIM602223
Entrez1978

Gene structure

Transcript identifiers

Ensembl transcripts: 3 — 2 protein_coding, 1 protein_coding_CDS_not_defined

ENST00000338825, ENST00000520657, ENST00000936832

RefSeq mRNA: 1 — MANE Select: NM_004095 NM_004095

CCDS: CCDS6100

Canonical transcript exons

ENST00000338825 — 3 exons

ExonStartEnd
ENSE000013814423803053438030718
ENSE000034606233805708138057260
ENSE000035056333805990438060365

Expression profiles

Bgee: expression breadth ubiquitous, 251 present calls, max score 99.01.

FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth ubiquitous, TPM avg 108.3449 / max 2934.6064, expressed in 1815 samples.

FANTOM5 promoters (1 alternative TSS)

Promoter IDTPM avgSamples expressed
88467108.34491815

Top tissues by expression

280 total, by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):

TissueAnatomy IDExpression scoreQuality
body of pancreasUBERON:000115099.01gold quality
parotid glandUBERON:000183198.98gold quality
lower esophagus mucosaUBERON:003583497.66gold quality
hindlimb stylopod muscleUBERON:000425296.42gold quality
saliva-secreting glandUBERON:000104496.24gold quality
esophagus mucosaUBERON:000246995.90gold quality
gastrocnemiusUBERON:000138895.71gold quality
apex of heartUBERON:000209895.62gold quality
minor salivary glandUBERON:000183095.61gold quality
olfactory segment of nasal mucosaUBERON:000538695.59gold quality
omental fat padUBERON:001041495.20gold quality
right lobe of liverUBERON:000111495.13gold quality
peritoneumUBERON:000235895.13gold quality
pancreasUBERON:000126495.01gold quality
stromal cell of endometriumCL:000225595.00gold quality
cortical plateUBERON:000534394.99gold quality
muscle of legUBERON:000138394.92gold quality
cartilage tissueUBERON:000241894.82gold quality
body of stomachUBERON:000116194.78gold quality
mouth mucosaUBERON:000372994.60gold quality
adipose tissue of abdominal regionUBERON:000780894.54gold quality
mucosa of transverse colonUBERON:000499194.23gold quality
monocyteCL:000057694.08gold quality
esophagusUBERON:000104393.87gold quality
mononuclear cellCL:000084293.66gold quality
leukocyteCL:000073893.49gold quality
diaphragmUBERON:000110393.49silver quality
right atrium auricular regionUBERON:000663193.29gold quality
ganglionic eminenceUBERON:000402393.26gold quality
muscle organUBERON:000163092.87gold quality

Single-cell (SCXA)

Detected in 9 experiment(s), a significant marker in 4.

ExperimentMarker?Max mean expression
E-MTAB-6701yes56.91
E-MTAB-9067yes20.55
E-CURD-122yes18.64
E-MTAB-9388no1293.51
E-MTAB-7303no456.92
E-MTAB-10290no309.75
E-ENAD-20no292.09
E-MTAB-8271no6.86
E-ANND-3no0.00

Regulation

Is transcription factor: no

Upstream regulators (CollecTRI, top): FOXO1, HIF1A, MYC, SMAD4

miRNA regulators (miRDB)

44 targeting EIF4EBP1, top 30 by miRDB confidence (max_score; target_count = how many genes the miRNA targets in total — lower means more specific):

miRNAMax scoreAvg scoremiRNA target_count
HSA-MIR-4510100.0066.602050
HSA-MIR-6127100.0066.762188
HSA-MIR-6129100.0066.462080
HSA-MIR-6130100.0066.692012
HSA-MIR-6133100.0066.482064
HSA-MIR-4455100.0065.481587
HSA-MIR-4476100.0068.182030
HSA-MIR-6876-5P100.0067.682126
HSA-MIR-6891-5P99.9866.531372
HSA-MIR-311999.9271.342390
HSA-MIR-449299.8768.253611
HSA-MIR-797899.8666.90856
HSA-MIR-431999.7669.832586
HSA-MIR-3059-5P99.7069.932491
HSA-MIR-320299.6667.702737
HSA-MIR-6836-5P99.6065.621538
HSA-MIR-361299.4566.021333
HSA-MIR-65099.4565.771309
HSA-MIR-6722-3P99.4567.621919
HSA-MIR-125A-5P99.3670.591640
HSA-MIR-125B-5P99.3670.361662
HSA-MIR-3692-5P99.2967.041421
HSA-MIR-5582-5P99.2771.421879
HSA-MIR-670-3P99.0368.882404
HSA-MIR-1909-3P99.0366.561662
HSA-MIR-468698.7766.87964
HSA-MIR-138-5P98.4370.491292
HSA-MIR-93-3P98.1566.651309
HSA-MIR-444398.0266.251928
HSA-MIR-7111-3P97.8066.751467

Literature-anchored findings (GeneRIF, showing 40)

  • 4E-binding proteins, the suppressors of eukaryotic initiation factor 4E, are down-regulated in cells with acquired or intrinsic resistance to rapamycin. (PMID:11847216)
  • Translational control of cell fate: availability of phosphorylation sites on translational repressor 4E-BP1 governs its proapoptotic potency. (PMID:11909977)
  • Mammalian cell size is controlled by mTOR and its downstream targets S6K1 and 4EBP1/eIF4E (PMID:12080086)
  • hamartin and tuberin function together to inhibit mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR)-mediated signaling to eukaryotic initiation factor 4E-binding protein 1 (4E-BP1) and ribosomal protein S6 kinase 1 (S6K1) (PMID:12271141)
  • 4E-binding protein 1 C terminus has domains that control function and phosphorylation (PMID:12588975)
  • raptor binds to p70S6k and 4E-BP1 through their respective TOS (conserved TOR signaling) motifs. (PMID:12604610)
  • data demonstrates that eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E binding protein 1 is a new target for early growth response-1 (PMID:12618431)
  • 4EBP1 is activated by the Type I IFN receptor-activated PI 3’-kinase pathway and has a role in regulating mRNA translation and induction of Type I IFN responses (PMID:12759354)
  • Rheb is a mediator of 4EBP1. (PMID:12820960)
  • TOR-signaling and RAIP motifs play distinct roles in the mammalian TOR-dependent phosphorylation of initiation factor 4E-binding protein 1 (PMID:12912989)
  • Ser-64 and Ser-111 are not required for the control of PHAS-I binding to eIF4E in cells, implicating phosphorylation of the Thr sites in dissociation of the PHAS-I.eIF4E complex (PMID:14507920)
  • 4EHP over-expression instigates a negative feedback loop that inhibits upstream signaling to 4E-BP1 and ribosomal protein S6 kinase 1 (S6K1) whereas the 4E-BP1-binding-deficient mutant of 4EHP(W95A) was unable to trigger this feedback loop (PMID:15094042)
  • role as physiological substrates for the protein kinase activity of PI 3-kinase and suggests this activity operates in a physiological context by phosphorylating substrates other than the PI 3-kinase itself (PMID:15178440)
  • These findings suggest that hyperoxia diminishes protein synthesis by increasing eIF4E phosphorylation and enhancing the affinity of 4E-BP1 for eIF4E. (PMID:15542544)
  • levels of p-mTOR (Ser2481), and p-4E-BP1 (Thr70 and Ser65) dramatically increase in Alzheimer disease, and are positively significantly correlated with total tau and p-tau (PMID:16098202)
  • Hypoxia inhibits protein synthesis through a 4EBP1 and EEF2 pathway controlled by mTOR and uncoupled in breast cancer cells. (PMID:16648488)
  • eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E binding protein 1(4E-BP1) overexpression is associated with prostate cancer, especially when combined with phosphatase and tensin homolog(PTEN) and mammalian target of rapamycin(mTOR) expression data (PMID:16652388)
  • both ribosomal protein S6 kinase, 70kDa and 4E-BP1 pathways, regulated by TORC1, are required for cell motility (PMID:16715128)
  • 4E-BP1, that binds to eukaryotic initiation factor-4E to prevent the formation of the active translation complex, dissociates from eIF4E by phosphorylation through the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) in cells stimulated by amino acids. (PMID:16824195)
  • AMPK activation and a reduced phosphorylation of 4E-BP1 may contribute to the inhibition of muscle protein synthesis during resistance exercise. (PMID:16873412)
  • In patients with ovarian carcinoma, significant expression of p-4EBP1 was associated with high-grade tumors and a poor prognosis, regardless other oncogenic alterations upstream. (PMID:16983702)
  • mTOR-dependent pathways have roles in IFN signaling and 4E-BP1 and TSC1-TSC2 are key components in the generation of IFN-dependent biological responses (PMID:17114181)
  • 4E-binding protein 1 has a role in progression of breast neoplasms through cell signaling (PMID:17200342)
  • These results demonstrate that “pure” isoprenoids and genistein differentially impact cap-dependent translation in tumor cell lines. (PMID:17601486)
  • PRAS40 acts downstream of mTORC1 but upstream of its effectors, such as S6K1 and 4E-BP1 (PMID:17604271)
  • The phosphorylation of 4E-BP1 may play a dual role in the regulation of protein synthesis, both reducing the affinity of 4E-BP1 for eIF4E and promoting the conversion of 4E-BP1 to alternative, polyubiquitinated forms. (PMID:17653084)
  • Phosphorylated 4E-BP1 (p-4E-BP1) expression in tumors is associated with malignant progression and an adverse prognosis regardless of the upstream oncogenic alterations. (PMID:17699757)
  • Key regulator of cyclin D1 expression. (PMID:17724476)
  • treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL)-derived NB4 cells with all-trans-retinoic acid results in dissociation of the translational repressor 4E-BP1 from the eukaryotic initiation factor eIF4E, and subsequent formation of eIF4G-eIF4E complexes. (PMID:18280804)
  • CCL5 induced PI-3’K-, phospholipase D-, and mTOR-dependent phosphorylation and deactivation of the transcriptional repressor 4E-BP1, which resulted in its dissociation from eIF4E (PMID:18337562)
  • Analysis of the regulatory motifs in EIF4EBP1 was performed. (PMID:18384376)
  • SF2/ASF promotes translation initiation of bound mRNAs; this activity requires the presence of the cytoplasmic cap-binding protein eIF4E. (PMID:18439897)
  • This study revealed genetic associations of SLC1A4, SQSTM1, and EIF4EBP1 with MSA. These results may lend genetic support to the hypothesis that oxidative stress is associated with the pathogenesis of MSA. (PMID:18442140)
  • endocrine hormone insulin contributes to VEGF release in skin wounds through an Akt1-and 4E-BP1- mediated posttranscriptional mechanism in keratinocytes (PMID:18668138)
  • chronic inactivation of 4E-BP by LRRK2 with pathogenic mutations deregulates protein translation, eventually resulting in age-dependent loss of DA neurons (PMID:18701920)
  • Effects of 4E-BP1 expression on hypoxic cell cycle inhibition and tumor cell proliferation and survival are reported. (PMID:18708753)
  • These data show that, in addition to inactivation of 4E-BP1 via hyperphosphorylation, signaling through the PI3K pathway silences 4E-BP1 gene transcription. (PMID:18810319)
  • Skeletal muscle eEF2 and 4EBP1 phosphorylation during endurance exercise is dependent on intensity and muscle fiber type. (PMID:19036825)
  • Expression of mTOR and 4EBP1 characterize high-grade, high-stage endometrial adenocarcinomas and might be predictive markers of a response to rapamycin. (PMID:19107520)
  • PI3K signaling, therefore, plays a critical role in regulating protein production during VV infection, at least in part by controlling the abundance and activity of 4E-BP1. (PMID:19211763)

Cross-species orthologs

4 orthologs

OrganismSymbolGene ID
danio_rerioeif4ebp1ENSDARG00000043608
mus_musculusEif4ebp1ENSMUSG00000031490
rattus_norvegicusEif4ebp1ENSRNOG00000081081
drosophila_melanogasterThorFBGN0261560

Paralogs (2): EIF4EBP2 (ENSG00000148730), EIF4EBP3 (ENSG00000243056)

Protein

Protein identifiers

Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E-binding protein 1Q13541 (reviewed: Q13541)

Alternative names: Phosphorylated heat- and acid-stable protein regulated by insulin 1

All UniProt accessions (1): Q13541

UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →

Function. Repressor of translation initiation that regulates EIF4E activity by preventing its assembly into the eIF4F complex: hypophosphorylated form competes with EIF4G1/EIF4G3 and strongly binds to EIF4E, leading to repress translation. In contrast, hyperphosphorylated form dissociates from EIF4E, allowing interaction between EIF4G1/EIF4G3 and EIF4E, leading to initiation of translation. Mediates the regulation of protein translation by hormones, growth factors and other stimuli that signal through the MAP kinase and mTORC1 pathways.

Subunit / interactions. Hypophosphorylated EIF4EBP1 competes with EIF4G1/EIF4G3 to interact with EIF4E; insulin stimulated MAP-kinase (MAPK1 and MAPK3) or mTORC1 phosphorylation of EIF4EBP1 causes dissociation of the complex allowing EIF4G1/EIF4G3 to bind and consequent initiation of translation. Interacts (via TOS motif) with RPTOR; promoting phosphorylation by mTORC1.

Subcellular location. Cytoplasm. Nucleus.

Post-translational modifications. Phosphorylated on serine and threonine residues in response to insulin, EGF and PDGF. Phosphorylation at Thr-37, Thr-46, Ser-65 and Thr-70, corresponding to the hyperphosphorylated form, is regulated by mTORC1 and abolishes binding to EIF4E. Ubiquitinated: when eIF4E levels are low, hypophosphorylated form is ubiquitinated by the BCR(KLHL25) complex, leading to its degradation and serving as a homeostatic mechanism to maintain translation and prevent eIF4E inhibition when eIF4E levels are low. Not ubiquitinated when hyperphosphorylated (at Thr-37, Thr-46, Ser-65 and Thr-70) or associated with eIF4E.

Domain organisation. The TOS motif mediates interaction with RPTOR, leading to promote phosphorylation by mTORC1 complex.

Similarity. Belongs to the eIF4E-binding protein family.

RefSeq proteins (1): NP_004086* (*=MANE)

Domains & families (InterPro)

IDNameType
IPR008606EIF4EBPFamily

Pfam: PF05456

UniProt features (38 total): modified residue 14, mutagenesis site 9, region of interest 3, helix 3, compositionally biased region 3, short sequence motif 2, initiator methionine 1, chain 1, cross-link 1, turn 1

Structure

Experimental structures (PDB)

24 structures.

PDBMethodResolution (Å)
2JGBX-RAY DIFFRACTION1.7
4UEDX-RAY DIFFRACTION1.75
3HXIX-RAY DIFFRACTION1.8
5NVNX-RAY DIFFRACTION1.9
3M94X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.05
1WKWX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.1
2V8YX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.1
3HXGX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.1
3U7XX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.1
5BXVX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.1
1EJHX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.2
1EJ4X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.25
2V8WX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.3
2V8XX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.3
2JGCX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.4
3M93X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.9
5WBJX-RAY DIFFRACTION3
8RCNELECTRON MICROSCOPY3.1
6BCXELECTRON MICROSCOPY3.23
9ED4ELECTRON MICROSCOPY3.23
8RCKELECTRON MICROSCOPY3.4
5EKVX-RAY DIFFRACTION3.61
6BCUELECTRON MICROSCOPY3.8
8RCHELECTRON MICROSCOPY4

Predicted structure (AlphaFold)

ModelpLDDTFraction very-high
AF-Q13541-F171.840.13

Functional residue map

Curated UniProt residues grouped by drug-discovery relevance — catalytic, ligand-binding, modification, and mutation-validated positions. Source: UniProtKB sequence features.

Post-translational modifications (15): 2, 37, 41, 44, 46, 50, 54, 65, 70, 77, 83, 96, 101, 112, 57

Mutagenesis-validated functional residues (9):

PositionPhenotype
37abolishes phosphorylation by mtor and increased ubiquitination by the bcr(klhl25) complex; when associated with a-46; a-
46abolishes phosphorylation by mtor and increased ubiquitination by the bcr(klhl25) complex; when associated with a-37; a-
57impaired ubiquitination by the bcr(klhl25) complex.
59–60abolishes eif4e-binding. increased ubiquitination by the bcr(klhl25) complex.
65abolishes phosphorylation by mtor and increased ubiquitination by the bcr(klhl25) complex; when associated with a-37; a-
69does not affect ubiquitination by the bcr(klhl25) complex.
70abolishes phosphorylation by mtor and increased ubiquitination by the bcr(klhl25) complex; when associated with a-37; a-
105does not affect ubiquitination by the bcr(klhl25) complex.
113reduced interaction with rptor.

Function

Pathways and Gene Ontology

Reactome pathways

8 pathways

IDPathway
R-HSA-166208mTORC1-mediated signalling
R-HSA-72662Activation of the mRNA upon binding of the cap-binding complex and eIFs, and subsequent binding to 43S
R-HSA-162582Signal Transduction
R-HSA-165159MTOR signalling
R-HSA-392499Metabolism of proteins
R-HSA-72613Eukaryotic Translation Initiation
R-HSA-72737Cap-dependent Translation Initiation
R-HSA-72766Translation

MSigDB gene sets: 285 (showing top): GSE37336_LY6C_POS_VS_NEG_NAIVE_CD4_TCELL_DN, GSE18804_SPLEEN_MACROPHAGE_VS_BRAIN_TUMORAL_MACROPHAGE_DN, GSE18804_SPLEEN_MACROPHAGE_VS_TUMORAL_MACROPHAGE_DN, TONKS_TARGETS_OF_RUNX1_RUNX1T1_FUSION_MONOCYTE_UP, MODULE_52, RODRIGUES_THYROID_CARCINOMA_ANAPLASTIC_UP, RODRIGUES_THYROID_CARCINOMA_POORLY_DIFFERENTIATED_UP, ATACCTC_MIR202, GOBP_CELL_CYCLE_PHASE_TRANSITION, GRAESSMANN_APOPTOSIS_BY_DOXORUBICIN_UP, GOBP_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_MITOTIC_CELL_CYCLE, DACOSTA_UV_RESPONSE_VIA_ERCC3_UP, GOBP_TRANSLATIONAL_INITIATION, MODULE_16, GGGTGGRR_PAX4_03

GO Biological Process (6): G1/S transition of mitotic cell cycle (GO:0000082), negative regulation of translation (GO:0017148), TOR signaling (GO:0031929), positive regulation of mitotic cell cycle (GO:0045931), negative regulation of translational initiation (GO:0045947), regulation of translation (GO:0006417)

GO Molecular Function (4): eukaryotic initiation factor 4E binding (GO:0008190), translation repressor activity (GO:0030371), translation initiation factor binding (GO:0031369), protein binding (GO:0005515)

GO Cellular Component (3): nucleus (GO:0005634), cytosol (GO:0005829), cytoplasm (GO:0005737)

Reactome top-level categories

Rollup of top-6 pathways:

CategoryPathways
MTOR signalling1
Cap-dependent Translation Initiation1
Signal Transduction1
Translation1
Eukaryotic Translation Initiation1
Metabolism of proteins1

GO top-level categories

Rollup of top GO terms by namespace:

CategoryTerms
mitotic cell cycle2
translation2
negative regulation of translation2
cellular anatomical structure2
mitotic cell cycle phase transition1
cell cycle G1/S phase transition1
regulation of translation1
negative regulation of gene expression1
negative regulation of protein metabolic process1
intracellular signal transduction1
regulation of mitotic cell cycle1
positive regulation of cell cycle1
translational initiation1
regulation of translational initiation1
post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression1
regulation of protein metabolic process1
translation initiation factor binding1
translation regulator activity1
protein binding1
binding1
intracellular membrane-bounded organelle1
cytoplasm1
intracellular anatomical structure1

Protein interactions and networks

STRING

1862 interactions, top by confidence (×1000):

Protein AProtein BPartner UniProtScore
EIF4EBP1EIF4EP06730999
EIF4EBP1RPTORQ8N122997
EIF4EBP1EIF4G1Q04637980
EIF4EBP1RPS6KB1P23443972
EIF4EBP1MTORP42345952
EIF4EBP1RPS6P08227929
EIF4EBP1MLST8Q9BVC4901
EIF4EBP1AKT1P31749883
EIF4EBP1TSC2P49815874
EIF4EBP1EIF4A1P04765856
EIF4EBP1RICTORQ6R327843
EIF4EBP1RHEBQ15382841
EIF4EBP1EIF4A2Q14240839
EIF4EBP1RPS6KB2Q9UBS0836
EIF4EBP1TSC1Q92574799

IntAct

126 interactions, top by confidence:

ABTypeScore
EIF4EBP1EIF4Epsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.980
EIF4EEIF4EBP1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.980
EIF4EBP1EIF4Epsi-mi:“MI:0407”(direct interaction)0.980
EIF4EEIF4EBP1psi-mi:“MI:0407”(direct interaction)0.980
EIF4Epsi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.880
EIF4EDDX3Xpsi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.830
EIF4EEIF4G3psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.810
EIF4EBP1RPTORpsi-mi:“MI:0407”(direct interaction)0.800
RPTOREIF4EBP1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.800

BioGRID (201): EIF4EBP1 (Biochemical Activity), EIF4EBP1 (Affinity Capture-Western), EIF4EBP1 (Biochemical Activity), EIF4EBP1 (Biochemical Activity), EIF4EBP1 (Biochemical Activity), EIF4EBP1 (Affinity Capture-Western), EIF4EBP1 (Biochemical Activity), EIF4EBP1 (Two-hybrid), REL (Two-hybrid), TCF4 (Two-hybrid), EIF4EBP1 (Biochemical Activity), EIF4EBP1 (Biochemical Activity), EIF4EBP1 (Biochemical Activity), EIF4EBP1 (Affinity Capture-MS), CHTF8 (Two-hybrid)

ESM2 similar proteins: A2AQ25, A4IGU9, A7E300, A8E4V2, B5DF41, B5DGK1, F1N4M2, O15079, O55003, O60238, O60516, Q0IHF8, Q0P5A7, Q12983, Q13541, Q14DQ1, Q1LWL8, Q3B7T9, Q3T013, Q3UN70, Q3ZCB6, Q5PR01, Q5XG16, Q5XKK7, Q5ZLN7, Q60876, Q62622, Q62739, Q63744, Q68EF0, Q68FF7, Q6AYT4, Q6PBI2, Q6PFP3, Q6ZNC4, Q7Z309, Q80U23, Q80VV3, Q8AVU0, Q8LD26

Diamond homologs: O60516, P70445, Q0P5A7, Q13541, Q13542, Q54DU8, Q60876, Q62622, Q80VV3, Q98TT6, Q9XZ56

SIGNOR signaling

64 interactions.

AEffectBMechanism
MTOR“down-regulates activity”EIF4EBP1phosphorylation
CDK1“down-regulates activity”EIF4EBP1phosphorylation
MAPK1down-regulatesEIF4EBP1phosphorylation
MAPK14down-regulatesEIF4EBP1
EIF4EBP1“down-regulates activity”EIF4Ebinding
GSK3B“down-regulates activity”EIF4EBP1phosphorylation
CSNK1Edown-regulatesEIF4EBP1phosphorylation
mTORC1“down-regulates activity”EIF4EBP1phosphorylation
CSNK2A2“down-regulates activity”EIF4EBP1phosphorylation

Enriched among interaction partners

Reactome pathways and GO biological processes over-represented among this gene’s 45 IntAct physical interaction partners (hypergeometric vs the genome-wide background, BH-FDR, gene-set size 15–500, ranked by fold). A functional readout of the neighbourhood — distinct from this gene’s own memberships above, and biased toward well-studied / hub proteins, so read it as themes rather than proof.

Reactome pathways:

PathwayPartnersFoldFDR
MTOR signalling544.3×2e-05
PIP3 activates AKT signaling817.8×4e-06
PI5P, PP2A and IER3 Regulate PI3K/AKT Signaling516.1×8e-04
Intracellular signaling by second messengers515.2×1e-03
Diseases of signal transduction by growth factor receptors and second messengers611.4×8e-04
Transcriptional Regulation by TP53510.3×2e-03

GO biological processes:

GO termPartnersFoldFDR
translational initiation655.2×6e-07
positive regulation of translation529.2×1e-04
positive regulation of cell growth628.2×2e-05
negative regulation of apoptotic process76.2×4e-03

Disease & clinical

Cancer significance

Clinical variants and AI predictions

ClinVar

22 variants total. Per-class counts are floors (≥ shown; pagination cap):

ClassificationCount (floor)
Pathogenic1
Likely pathogenic0
Uncertain significance10
Likely benign1
Benign1

Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (1)

Variant IDHGVSClassification
1455925NC_000008.10:g.(?37595441)(38961219_?)delPathogenic

SpliceAI

425 predictions. Top by Δscore:

VariantEffectΔscore
8:38030716:G:GTdonor_gain1.0000
8:38030716:G:Tdonor_gain1.0000
8:38057079:A:AGacceptor_gain1.0000
8:38057080:G:GAacceptor_gain1.0000
8:38057080:G:GTacceptor_loss1.0000
8:38057080:GGT:Gacceptor_gain1.0000
8:38057246:A:Gdonor_gain1.0000
8:38057256:GGGCG:Gdonor_gain1.0000
8:38057257:GGCG:Gdonor_gain1.0000
8:38057257:GGCGG:Gdonor_gain1.0000
8:38057258:GCG:Gdonor_gain1.0000
8:38057258:GCGG:Gdonor_gain1.0000
8:38057261:G:GGdonor_gain1.0000
8:38030717:AGGT:Adonor_loss0.9900
8:38030718:GGT:Gdonor_loss0.9900
8:38030719:GT:Gdonor_loss0.9900
8:38030720:T:Gdonor_loss0.9900
8:38057079:AG:Aacceptor_gain0.9900
8:38057080:GG:Gacceptor_gain0.9900
8:38057080:GGTA:Gacceptor_gain0.9900
8:38057080:GGTAC:Gacceptor_gain0.9900
8:38057209:G:GTdonor_gain0.9900
8:38057245:GA:Gdonor_gain0.9900
8:38057261:G:Adonor_loss0.9900
8:38057262:T:Adonor_loss0.9900
8:38057263:G:GTdonor_loss0.9900
8:38030714:GGGAG:Gdonor_gain0.9800
8:38030715:GGAGG:Gdonor_gain0.9800
8:38030865:G:GTdonor_gain0.9800
8:38057077:CTAGG:Cacceptor_gain0.9800

AlphaMissense

769 scored. Top likely-pathogenic:

VariantProtein changeam_pathogenicity
8:38030700:T:CF43L0.999
8:38030702:C:AF43L0.999
8:38030702:C:GF43L0.999
8:38030703:A:CS44R0.999
8:38030705:C:AS44R0.999
8:38030705:C:GS44R0.999
8:38057090:T:GI52S0.999
8:38057095:T:GY54D0.999
8:38059918:T:CF114L0.999
8:38059920:T:AF114L0.999
8:38059920:T:GF114L0.999
8:38030701:T:CF43S0.998
8:38030716:G:AG48E0.998
8:38057081:G:AG49D0.998
8:38057081:G:TG49V0.998
8:38057088:G:CR51S0.998
8:38057088:G:TR51S0.998
8:38057090:T:AI52N0.998
8:38057090:T:CI52T0.998
8:38057095:T:CY54H0.998
8:38057102:G:CR56P0.998
8:38057107:T:CF58L0.998
8:38057109:C:AF58L0.998
8:38057109:C:GF58L0.998
8:38057111:T:CL59P0.998
8:38030691:G:CG40R0.997
8:38030692:G:AG40D0.997
8:38030718:G:CG49R0.997
8:38057093:T:AI53N0.997
8:38057095:T:AY54N0.997

dbSNP variants (sampled 300 via entrez): RS1000005389 (8:38048874 A>G), RS1000056597 (8:38038743 T>C), RS1000279508 (8:38054640 A>T), RS1000389744 (8:38060643 C>G), RS1000485964 (8:38045387 C>CGTT), RS1000575788 (8:38033198 G>A), RS1000665025 (8:38050131 T>TGAACTCCTGACCTC), RS1000724986 (8:38059446 C>T), RS1000986673 (8:38037099 G>C), RS1001055474 (8:38037383 C>G), RS1001084168 (8:38043925 GAC>G), RS1001128592 (8:38037154 A>G), RS1001131364 (8:38031594 C>G,T), RS1001166719 (8:38053073 T>C), RS1001220528 (8:38056702 G>A)

Disease associations

OMIM: gene MIM:602223 | disease phenotypes: MIM:101600, MIM:147950

GenCC curated gene-disease

Mondo (2): Pfeiffer syndrome (MONDO:0007043), hypogonadotropic hypogonadism 2 with or without anosmia (MONDO:0007844)

Orphanet (2): Kallmann syndrome (Orphanet:478), Pfeiffer syndrome (Orphanet:710)

HPO phenotypes

0 total (0 of 0 shown, HPO-id order):

GWAS associations

1 associations (top):

StudyTraitp-value
GCST005863_18Menopause (age at onset)2.000000e-08

EFO canonical traits (1, from GWAS)

EFO IDTrait name
EFO:0004704age at menopause

Drugs & pharmacology

Drug and pharmacology data

Is drug target: yes

ChEMBL targets (2): CHEMBL3351214 (SINGLE PROTEIN), CHEMBL4296088 (PROTEIN-PROTEIN INTERACTION)

Clinical evidence (CIViC)

Drug × variant × indication: 2 predictive associations from 2 curated evidence items.

VariantTherapyIndicationEffectLevelCIViC
EIF4EBP1 PHOSPHORYLATIONEverolimusGastric AdenocarcinomaSensitivity/ResponseCIViC DEID918
EIF4EBP1 PHOSPHORYLATIONMTOR Kinase Inhibitor PP242 + WYE354 + DactolisibColorectal CancerResistanceCIViC DEID932

PharmGKB: 1 entry (VIP=true, CPIC=false)

ChEMBL bioactivities

1789 potent at pChembl≥5 of 1805 total, top 50 by pChembl (potency: 10 = 0.1 nM, 6 = 1 µM).

pChemblTypeValueUnitMolecule
10.15IC500.07nMCHEMBL6061585
9.08IC500.832nMCHEMBL6014814
8.98IC501.05nMCHEMBL5829109
8.97IC501.08nMCHEMBL6025422
8.96IC501.11nMCHEMBL5868247
8.96IC501.11nMCHEMBL6005726
8.88IC501.32nMCHEMBL5942267
8.87IC501.36nMCHEMBL6049186
8.85IC501.4nMCHEMBL5955061
8.82IC501.52nMCHEMBL5766874
8.80IC501.57nMCHEMBL5872545
8.76IC501.75nMCHEMBL5867926
8.70IC502nMCHEMBL5749737
8.67IC502.12nMCHEMBL5975748
8.65IC502.25nMCHEMBL6013552
8.65IC502.26nMCHEMBL5955775
8.63IC502.33nMCHEMBL5865561
8.62IC502.37nMCHEMBL5770741
8.61IC502.45nMCHEMBL5993825
8.61IC502.44nMCHEMBL5857755
8.61IC502.44nMCHEMBL5837198
8.55IC502.79nMCHEMBL5752087
8.54IC502.92nMCHEMBL5997235
8.54IC502.87nMCHEMBL5966247
8.54IC502.87nMCHEMBL5823781
8.53IC502.98nMCHEMBL6007589
8.52IC503.02nMCHEMBL5819279
8.51IC503.1nMCHEMBL4577429
8.51IC503.12nMCHEMBL5902945
8.51IC503.12nMCHEMBL5865084
8.51IC503.12nMCHEMBL5882758
8.50IC503.18nMCHEMBL6013609
8.50IC503.15nMCHEMBL6060012
8.49IC503.26nMCHEMBL5944824
8.48IC503.27nMCHEMBL5772839
8.48IC503.31nMCHEMBL5820229
8.48IC503.32nMCHEMBL5999888
8.47IC503.41nMCHEMBL6051719
8.47IC503.4nMCHEMBL5875282
8.47IC503.41nMCHEMBL5764132
8.46IC503.51nMCHEMBL5999014
8.45IC503.52nMCHEMBL5884619
8.45IC503.59nMCHEMBL5801810
8.45IC503.58nMCHEMBL5974991
8.45IC503.58nMCHEMBL6010422
8.44IC503.63nMCHEMBL5918970
8.44IC503.65nMCHEMBL5742504
8.43IC503.71nMCHEMBL5854914
8.42IC503.8nMCHEMBL5873281
8.42IC503.78nMCHEMBL6036741

PubChem BioAssay actives

8 with measured affinity, of 65 total; 8 most potent distinct compounds. Largely complementary to BindingDB; screening values are coarse (µM, 4 dp), so sub-nM hits tie at the floor.

CompoundAssayTypeValueUnit
(3S)-3-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S,3S)-2-[[(2S,3S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S,3R)-2-[(2-acetamidoacetyl)amino]-3-hydroxybutanoyl]amino]-5-carbamimidamidopentanoyl]amino]-3-methylpentanoyl]amino]-3-methylpentanoyl]amino]-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoyl]amino]-4-[[(2S)-1-[[(3S,6S,9S,12S,16Z,21S)-9-benzyl-21-[[(2R)-1-[[(2S)-5-carbamimidamido-1-[[(2S)-1,4-diamino-1,4-dioxobutan-2-yl]amino]-1-oxopentan-2-yl]amino]-1-oxo-3-sulfanylpropan-2-yl]carbamoyl]-12,21-dimethyl-6-(2-methylpropyl)-3-(2-methylsulfanylethyl)-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetrazacyclohenicos-16-en-12-yl]amino]-5-carbamimidamido-1-oxopentan-2-yl]amino]-4-oxobutanoic acid1598541: Inhibition of Halo-tagged biotinylated human eIF4E expressed in Escherichia coli/Halo-tagged methyltetrazine-labelled human 4E-BP1 expressed in Escherichia coli protein-protein interaction incubated for 1 hr by catalytic enzyme-linked click chemistry assayic500.0031uM
(2S,5S,8S,11S,15Z,20S)-20-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-acetamido-6-aminohexanoyl]amino]-6-aminohexanoyl]amino]-5-(diaminomethylideneamino)pentanoyl]amino]-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoyl]amino]-3-hydroxypropanoyl]amino]-5-(diaminomethylideneamino)pentanoyl]amino]-N-[(2S)-1-amino-4-methyl-1-oxopentan-2-yl]-2-(3-amino-3-oxopropyl)-11,20-dimethyl-5,8-bis(2-methylpropyl)-3,6,9,21-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetrazacyclohenicos-15-ene-11-carboxamide1598541: Inhibition of Halo-tagged biotinylated human eIF4E expressed in Escherichia coli/Halo-tagged methyltetrazine-labelled human 4E-BP1 expressed in Escherichia coli protein-protein interaction incubated for 1 hr by catalytic enzyme-linked click chemistry assayic500.0166uM
(4S)-4-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S,3S)-2-[[(2S,3S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S,3R)-2-[(2-acetamidoacetyl)amino]-3-hydroxybutanoyl]amino]-5-carbamimidamidopentanoyl]amino]-3-methylpentanoyl]amino]-3-methylpentanoyl]amino]-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoyl]amino]-3-carboxypropanoyl]amino]-5-carbamimidamidopentanoyl]amino]-6-aminohexanoyl]amino]-3-phenylpropanoyl]amino]-4-methylpentanoyl]amino]-4-methylsulfanylbutanoyl]amino]-5-[[(2R)-1-[[(2S)-5-carbamimidamido-1-[[(2S)-1,4-diamino-1,4-dioxobutan-2-yl]amino]-1-oxopentan-2-yl]amino]-1-oxo-3-sulfanylpropan-2-yl]amino]-5-oxopentanoic acid1598541: Inhibition of Halo-tagged biotinylated human eIF4E expressed in Escherichia coli/Halo-tagged methyltetrazine-labelled human 4E-BP1 expressed in Escherichia coli protein-protein interaction incubated for 1 hr by catalytic enzyme-linked click chemistry assayic500.0201uM
(4S)-4-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-acetamido-6-aminohexanoyl]amino]-6-aminohexanoyl]amino]-5-carbamimidamidopentanoyl]amino]-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoyl]amino]-3-carboxypropanoyl]amino]-5-carbamimidamidopentanoyl]amino]-5-[[(2S)-1-[[(2S)-1-[[(2S)-1-[[2-[[(2S)-1-[[(2S)-5-amino-1-[[(2S)-1-amino-1-oxo-3-phenylpropan-2-yl]amino]-1,5-dioxopentan-2-yl]amino]-1-oxo-3-phenylpropan-2-yl]amino]-2-oxoethyl]amino]-4-methyl-1-oxopentan-2-yl]amino]-4-methyl-1-oxopentan-2-yl]amino]-1-oxo-3-phenylpropan-2-yl]amino]-5-oxopentanoic acid1598541: Inhibition of Halo-tagged biotinylated human eIF4E expressed in Escherichia coli/Halo-tagged methyltetrazine-labelled human 4E-BP1 expressed in Escherichia coli protein-protein interaction incubated for 1 hr by catalytic enzyme-linked click chemistry assayic500.1370uM
(4S)-4-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-acetamido-6-aminohexanoyl]amino]-6-aminohexanoyl]amino]-5-(diaminomethylideneamino)pentanoyl]amino]-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoyl]amino]-3-hydroxypropanoyl]amino]-5-(diaminomethylideneamino)pentanoyl]amino]-5-[[(2S)-5-amino-1-[[(2S)-1-[[(2S)-1-[[2-[[(2S)-1-amino-4-methyl-1-oxopentan-2-yl]amino]-2-oxoethyl]amino]-4-methyl-1-oxopentan-2-yl]amino]-4-methyl-1-oxopentan-2-yl]amino]-1,5-dioxopentan-2-yl]amino]-5-oxopentanoic acid1598541: Inhibition of Halo-tagged biotinylated human eIF4E expressed in Escherichia coli/Halo-tagged methyltetrazine-labelled human 4E-BP1 expressed in Escherichia coli protein-protein interaction incubated for 1 hr by catalytic enzyme-linked click chemistry assayic500.3840uM
(3S)-3-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S,3S)-2-[[(2S,3S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S,3R)-2-[(2-acetamidoacetyl)amino]-3-hydroxybutanoyl]amino]-5-carbamimidamidopentanoyl]amino]-3-methylpentanoyl]amino]-3-methylpentanoyl]amino]-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoyl]amino]-4-[[(2S)-1-[[(3S,6S,9S,12S,16Z,21S)-9-benzyl-21-[[(2R)-1-[[(2S)-5-carbamimidamido-1-[[(2S)-1,4-diamino-1,4-dioxobutan-2-yl]amino]-1-oxopentan-2-yl]amino]-1-oxo-3-sulfanylpropan-2-yl]carbamoyl]-3,6,12,21-tetramethyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetrazacyclohenicos-16-en-12-yl]amino]-5-carbamimidamido-1-oxopentan-2-yl]amino]-4-oxobutanoic acid1598541: Inhibition of Halo-tagged biotinylated human eIF4E expressed in Escherichia coli/Halo-tagged methyltetrazine-labelled human 4E-BP1 expressed in Escherichia coli protein-protein interaction incubated for 1 hr by catalytic enzyme-linked click chemistry assayic503.5000uM
(3S)-3-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-acetamido-6-aminohexanoyl]amino]-6-aminohexanoyl]amino]-5-carbamimidamidopentanoyl]amino]-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoyl]amino]-4-[[(2S)-1-[[(3S,6S,9S,12S,16Z,21S)-21-[[(2S)-1-[[(2S)-5-amino-1-[[(2S)-1-amino-1-oxo-3-phenylpropan-2-yl]amino]-1,5-dioxopentan-2-yl]amino]-1-oxo-3-phenylpropan-2-yl]carbamoyl]-9-benzyl-12,21-dimethyl-3,6-bis(2-methylpropyl)-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetrazacyclohenicos-16-en-12-yl]amino]-5-carbamimidamido-1-oxopentan-2-yl]amino]-4-oxobutanoic acid1598541: Inhibition of Halo-tagged biotinylated human eIF4E expressed in Escherichia coli/Halo-tagged methyltetrazine-labelled human 4E-BP1 expressed in Escherichia coli protein-protein interaction incubated for 1 hr by catalytic enzyme-linked click chemistry assayic504.5000uM
(2R,14R,15S)-7,14,21-trihydroxy-16-oxa-5,12,19,26-tetrazaheptacyclo[15.12.0.02,15.04,13.06,11.018,27.020,25]nonacosa-1(29),4,6(11),7,9,12,17,19,21,23,25,27-dodecaene-28-carboxylic acid2010030: Inhibition of eIF4E-4E-BP1 (unknown origin) interaction by cat-ELCCA assayec507.8000uM

CTD chemical–gene interactions

201 total (human), top 30 by PubMed support.

ChemicalActions (top 5)PubMed papers
Sirolimusdecreases reaction, increases abundance, decreases phosphorylation, affects phosphorylation, increases phosphorylation (+6 more)23
Resveratroldecreases activity, decreases expression, increases expression, increases activity, decreases phosphorylation (+2 more)8
sodium arseniteaffects cotreatment, increases abundance, increases expression, increases phosphorylation, increases reaction (+3 more)7
2-(1H-indazol-4-yl)-6-(4-methanesulfonylpiperazin-1-ylmethyl)-4-morpholin-4-ylthieno(3,2-d)pyrimidineincreases reaction, increases response to substance, affects cotreatment, decreases phosphorylation7
Valproic Acidincreases expression, decreases expression, affects cotreatment7
2-(4-morpholinyl)-8-phenyl-4H-1-benzopyran-4-oneincreases phosphorylation, decreases phosphorylation, affects cotreatment, decreases reaction6
Sorafenibaffects cotreatment, decreases phosphorylation, decreases reaction, increases phosphorylation6
Cyclosporineaffects expression, increases expression6
Everolimusdecreases activity, decreases reaction, increases phosphorylation, decreases phosphorylation, increases reaction (+1 more)5
bisphenol Aaffects expression, increases expression, decreases reaction4
trichostatin Aaffects cotreatment, increases expression, decreases phosphorylation4
dactolisibdecreases phosphorylation, increases response to substance, decreases reaction, increases reaction4
Tretinoindecreases expression, increases reaction4
deguelindecreases expression, decreases phosphorylation, increases expression3
platycodin Ddecreases phosphorylation, increases reaction, affects cotreatment, decreases expression3
temsirolimusdecreases reaction, increases phosphorylation, increases reaction, affects cotreatment, decreases phosphorylation3
MK 2206decreases reaction, increases phosphorylation, decreases phosphorylation, affects cotreatment3
Wortmanninincreases abundance, decreases reaction, increases phosphorylation, increases expression, affects cotreatment3
Cisplatinincreases phosphorylation, increases reaction, decreases phosphorylation, affects cotreatment, decreases reaction3
Curcumindecreases reaction, increases expression, decreases expression, decreases phosphorylation3
Niclosamideincreases reaction, decreases phosphorylation, decreases expression, decreases reaction, increases phosphorylation (+1 more)3
Oxygenaffects cotreatment, decreases phosphorylation, decreases reaction, increases phosphorylation, affects phosphorylation (+1 more)3
Cadmium Chlorideincreases phosphorylation, decreases reaction, increases expression3
entinostatincreases expression, affects cotreatment2
dorsomorphindecreases reaction, increases phosphorylation, affects cotreatment, increases expression2
1-(4-(4-propionylpiperazin-1-yl)-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-9-(quinolin-3-yl)benzo(h)(1,6)naphthyridin-2(1H)-oneaffects binding, increases reaction, decreases phosphorylation2
1-(4-((2-(2-aminopyrimidin-5-yl)-7-methyl-4-morpholinothieno(3,2-d)pyrimidin-6-yl)methyl)piperazin-1-yl)-2-hydroxypropan-1-onedecreases phosphorylation, affects cotreatment2
Imatinib Mesylatedecreases expression, decreases phosphorylation, increases reaction2
Pioglitazoneincreases expression, decreases phosphorylation, affects binding, decreases reaction2
Sunitinibaffects cotreatment, decreases phosphorylation, increases expression2

ChEMBL screening assays

33 unique, capped per target: 33 binding

Representative assays (with source publication via chembl_document):

Assay IDTypeDescriptionSource paper
CHEMBL3371381BindingInduction of 4E-BP1 phosphorylation at Thr37/46 in human A549 cells at 250 uM after 6 hrs by Western blotting analysisThe identification of perillyl alcohol glycosides with improved antiproliferative activity. — J Med Chem

Cellosaurus cell lines

2 cell lines: 2 cancer cell line

First 10 cell lines (id-ordered, not curated):

CellosaurusNameCategorySex
CVCL_B1QXAbcam HeLa EIF4EBP1 KOCancer cell lineFemale
CVCL_SL79HAP1 EIF4EBP1 (-)Cancer cell lineMale

Clinical trials (associated diseases)

1 trials via MONDO — disease-level, not drug-specific.

TrialPhaseStatusTitle
NCT07535372Not specifiedNOT_YET_RECRUITINGASO Treatment for Syndromic Craniosynostoses