EIF2S1

EIF2S1
Available structures
PDB	Ortholog search: PDBe RCSB
List of PDB id codes
	1KL9, 1Q8K
Identifiers
Aliases	EIF2S1, EIF-2, EIF-2A, EIF-2alpha, EIF2, EIF2A, eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 subunit alpha
External IDs	OMIM: 603907; MGI: 95299; HomoloGene: 3020; GeneCards: EIF2S1; OMA:EIF2S1 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 14 (human)
End	67,386,516 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 12 (mouse)
End	78,933,784 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	islet of Langerhans; ; monocyte; ; gingival epithelium; ; gastrocnemius muscle; ; ganglionic eminence; ; stromal cell of endometrium; ; right ventricle; ; appendix; ; ventricular zone; ; body of pancreas;
	Top expressed in
	embryo; ; embryo; ; morula; ; morula; ; blastocyst; ; tail of embryo; ; ventricular zone; ; genital tubercle; ; right kidney; ; corneal stroma;
	More reference expression data
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	More reference expression data
Gene ontology
Molecular function	translation initiation factor activity; ribosome binding; protein binding; nucleic acid binding; RNA binding;
Cellular component	cytoplasm; eukaryotic 48S preinitiation complex; polysome; cytosol; ribosome; membrane; multi-eIF complex; eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2B complex; glial limiting end-foot; translation initiation ternary complex; cytoplasmic stress granule; extracellular exosome; nucleus; eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 complex; synapse;
Biological process	cellular response to heat; positive regulation of type B pancreatic cell apoptotic process; negative regulation of translational initiation in response to stress; cellular response to UV; cellular response to amino acid starvation; ageing; response to endoplasmic reticulum stress; PERK-mediated unfolded protein response; response to manganese-induced endoplasmic reticulum stress; transmembrane transport; translational initiation; protein autophosphorylation; regulation of translation; regulation of translational initiation in response to stress; negative regulation of guanyl-nucleotide exchange factor activity; positive regulation of neuron death; protein biosynthesis; stress granule assembly; cellular response to oxidative stress;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	1965
	13665
	ENSG00000134001
	ENSMUSG00000021116
	P05198
	Q6ZWX6
	NM_004094
	NM_026114
	NP_004085
	NP_080390
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Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 subunit 1 (eIF2α) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the EIF2S1 gene.