The 66 kDa protein present in a complexwith globin mRNA and 18 S rRNA [(1984) Eur. J. Biochem. 143, 27‐33] has been reincorporated into functional eukaryotic initiation factor 3 (eIF‐3) under conditions of protein synthesis. Additionally, two‐dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis has been used to demonstrate the identity of the 66 kDa protein with the 66 kDa subunit ofeIF‐3.