EIF2B2

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Translation initiation factor eIF-2B subunit beta is a protein that in humans is encoded by the EIF2B2 gene.[5][6]

AliasesEIF2B2, EIF-2Bbeta, EIF2B, eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2B subunit beta, EIF2Bbeta
End75,012,366 bp[1]
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EIF2B2
Identifiers
AliasesEIF2B2, EIF-2Bbeta, EIF2B, eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2B subunit beta, EIF2Bbeta
External IDsOMIM: 606454; MGI: 2145118; HomoloGene: 6507; GeneCards: EIF2B2; OMA:EIF2B2 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
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RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_014239

NM_145445

RefSeq (protein)

NP_055054

NP_663420

Location (UCSC)Chr 14: 75 – 75.01 MbChr 12: 85.27 – 85.27 Mb
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Function

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.[6]

Interactions

EIF2B2 has been shown to interact with EIF2B5[7] and NCK1.[8]

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