Entrez gene ID | | 8894 |
Official gene symbol | | EIF2S2 |
Full name | | eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2, subunit 2 beta, 38kDa |
Aliases | | ,DKFZp686L18198,EIF2,EIF2B,EIF2beta,MGC8508, |
Gene summary | | Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 (EIF-2) functions in the early steps of protein synthesis by forming a ternary complex with GTP and initiator tRNA and binding to a 40S ribosomal subunit. EIF-2 is composed of three subunits, alpha, beta, and gamma, with the protein encoded by this gene representing the beta subunit. The beta subunit catalyzes the exchange of GDP for GTP, which recycles the EIF-2 complex for another round of initiation. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 20 Locus: 20pter-q12 |
Gene position | | 32700085 - 32676115 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 23971 bp |
Gene sequence |
| |
OMIM ID | | 603908 |
|