Entrez gene ID | | 8893 |
Official gene symbol | | EIF2B5 |
Full name | | eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2B, subunit 5 epsilon, 82kDa |
Aliases | | ,CACH,CLE,EIF-2B,EIF2Bepsilon,LVWM, |
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: 3 Locus: 3q27.1 |
Gene position | | 183852810 - 183863099 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | plus |
Gene size | | 10290 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 603945 |