EIF2B1

Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2B subunit alpha

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    Description

    EIF2B1 is one of 5 subunits in the eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2B and has almost 34 kDa (33,712 Da - isoform 1). It has gtpase, translation regulator and molecular function regulator activities. It is involved in cytoplasm translation, immune system processes, cell signaling and differentiation and anatomical structure development.

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    • Complete Protein Name
      Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2B subunit alpha
    • Gene ID
      1967
    • Uniprot ID
      Q14232
    • Chromossomal Location
      12q24.31
    • RNA-binding protein
      No
    • Molecular Function
      gtpase activity; translation regulator activity; molecular function regulator activity
    • OMIM Disease
      Leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter 1, with or without ovarian failure
    • Used cell type
      NIH-3T3; SVT-MEF
    • Used Stimuli
      thapsigargin
    • Subcellular Localization
      cytoplasm
    • Reference
      Kimball, S. R., Horetsky, R. L., Ron, D., Jefferson, L. S., & Harding, H. P. (2003). Mammalian stress granules represent sites of accumulation of stalled translation initiation complexes. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology, 284(2), C273–C284.
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