Entrez gene ID | | 1967 |
Official gene symbol | | EIF2B1 |
Full name | | eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2B, subunit 1 alpha, 26kDa |
Aliases | | ,EIF2B,EIF2BA,MGC117409,MGC125868,MGC125869, |
Gene summary | | This gene encodes one of five subunits of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2B (EIF2B), a GTP exchange factor for eukaryotic initiation factor 2 and an essential regulator for protein synthesis. Mutations in this gene and the genes encoding other EIF2B subunits have been associated with leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 12 Locus: 12q24.31 |
Gene position | | 124118323 - 124105570 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 12754 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 606686 |