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Symbol EIF2B5 contributors: mct - updated : 13-10-2010
HGNC name eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2B, subunit 5 epsilon, 82kDa
HGNC id 3261
Corresponding disease
VWM1 leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter
Location 3q27.1      Physical location : 183.852.809 - 183.863.098
Synonym name
  • eIF-2B GDP-GTP exchange factor
  • translation initiation factor eIF-2B subunit epsilon
  • Synonym symbol(s) CLE, CACH, LVWM, EIF-2B, EIF2Bepsilon
    DNA
    TYPE functioning gene
    STRUCTURE 10.29 kb     16 Exon(s)
    10 Kb 5' upstream gene genomic sequence study
    MAPPING cloned Y linked   status provisional
    Map cen - D3S1564 - D3S3656 - D3S3725 - D3S3520 - D3S1548 - D3S1565 - D3S3715 - D3S3565 - EIF2B5 - AHSG - HRG HRG - EHHADH - D3S1617 - ST6GAL1 - D3S1580 - qter
    RNA
    TRANSCRIPTS type messenger
    identificationnb exonstypebpproduct
    ProteinkDaAAspecific expressionYearPubmed
    16 - 2898 - 721 - - 8688466
    EXPRESSION
    Type ubiquitous
       expressed in (based on citations)
    organ(s)
    SystemOrgan level 1Organ level 2Organ level 3Organ level 4LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
    Digestivemouth   highly
    Lymphoid/Immunetonsils   highly
    Skin/Tegumentskin   highly
    cell lineage
    cell lines
    fluid/secretion
    at STAGE
    PROTEIN
    PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    STRUCTURE
    motifs/domains
  • a non-catalytic domain important in the eIF2B complex formation and activity
  • HOMOLOGY
    Homologene
    FAMILY
  • EIF-2B gamma/epsilon subunit family
  • CATEGORY RNA associated
    SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION     intracellular
    intracellular,cytoplasm,cytosolic
    intracellular,nucleus
    basic FUNCTION
  • catalyzing the exchange of eukaryotic initiation factor 2-bound GDP for GTP
  • playing a role in astrocytes generation
  • plays a crucial role in regulating the rate of protein synthesis
  • CELLULAR PROCESS protein, translation/synthesis
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
    PATHWAY
    metabolism
    signaling
    a component
  • complex of five different subunits; alpha, beta, gamma, delta and epsilon
  • INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA
    small molecule
    protein
    cell & other
    REGULATION
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    corresponding disease(s) VWM1
    Susceptibility
    Variant & Polymorphism
    Candidate gene
    Marker
    Therapy target
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS