Entrez gene ID | | 8892 |
Official gene symbol | | EIF2B2 |
Full name | | eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2B, subunit 2 beta, 39kDa |
Aliases | | ,EIF-2Bbeta,EIF2B, |
Gene summary | | Eukaryotic initiation factor-2B (EIF2B) is a GTP exchange protein essential for protein synthesis. It consists of alpha (EIF2B1; MIM 606686), beta (EIF2B2), gamma (EIF2B3; MIM 606273), delta (EIF2B4; MIM 606687), and epsilon (EIF2B5; MIM 603945) subunits. EIF2B activates its EIF2 (see MIM 603907) substrate by exchanging EIF2-bound GDP for GTP.[supplied by OMIM] |
Location | | Chromosome: 14 Locus: 14q24.3 |
Gene position | | 75469612 - 75476294 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | plus |
Gene size | | 6683 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 606454 |
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