This gene encodes a member of the eukaryotic translation
initiation factor 4E binding protein family. The gene products of
this family bind eIF4E and inhibit translation initiation. However,
insulin and other growth factors can release this inhibition via a
phosphorylation-dependent disruption of their binding to eIF4E.
Regulation of protein production through these gene products have
been implicated in cell proliferation, cell differentiation and
viral infection.
