EIF2S2

EIF2S2
Identifiers
Aliases	EIF2S2, EIF2, EIF2B, EIF2beta, PPP1R67, eIF-2-beta, eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 subunit beta
External IDs	OMIM: 603908; MGI: 1914454; HomoloGene: 2904; GeneCards: EIF2S2; OMA:EIF2S2 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 20 (human)
End	34,112,243 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 2 (mouse)
End	154,734,855 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	cartilage tissue; ; oral cavity; ; glutes; ; right ventricle; ; trabecular bone; ; deltoid muscle; ; muscle of arm; ; biceps brachii; ; mucosa of sigmoid colon; ; triceps brachii muscle;
	Top expressed in
	morula; ; blastocyst; ; yolk sac; ; tail of embryo; ; embryo; ; genital tubercle; ; muscle of thigh; ; embryo; ; spermatocyte; ; ventricular zone;
	More reference expression data
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	More reference expression data
Gene ontology
Molecular function	translation factor activity, RNA binding; protein binding; translation initiation factor activity; metal ion binding; RNA binding; mRNA binding; translation initiation factor binding;
Cellular component	cytoplasm; cytosol; nucleus; eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 complex;
Biological process	translational initiation; male germ cell proliferation; male gonad development; in utero embryonic development; transmembrane transport; protein biosynthesis; formation of translation preinitiation complex; formation of cytoplasmic translation initiation complex;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	8894
	67204
	ENSG00000125977
	ENSMUSG00000074656
	P20042
	Q99L45
	NM_003908; NM_001316363; NM_001316364
	NM_026030
	NP_001303292; NP_001303293; NP_003899
	NP_080306
	Wikidata
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Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 subunit 2 (eIF2β) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the EIF2S2 gene.