EIF2A

EIF2A
Identifiers
Aliases	EIF2A, EIF-2A, MST089, MSTP004, MSTP089, CDA02, eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2A
External IDs	OMIM: 609234; MGI: 1098684; GeneCards: EIF2A
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 3 (human)
End	150,586,016 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 3 (mouse)
End	58,464,922 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	secondary oocyte; ; tibialis anterior muscle; ; pancreatic epithelial cell; ; skin of arm; ; body of pancreas; ; Achilles tendon; ; deltoid muscle; ; myocardium of left ventricle; ; mucosa of ileum; ; monocyte;
	Top expressed in
	genital tubercle; ; tail of embryo; ; ventricular zone; ; epiblast; ; hand; ; muscle of thigh; ; otolith organ; ; utricle; ; lobe of prostate; ; esophagus;
	More reference expression data
	More reference expression data
Gene ontology
Molecular function	ribosome binding; tRNA binding; protein binding; translation initiation factor activity; mRNA binding; cadherin binding;
Cellular component	cytoplasm; eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 complex; blood microparticle; extracellular space; cytosolic small ribosomal subunit;
Biological process	translational initiation; protein phosphorylation; SREBP signaling pathway; positive regulation of signal transduction; ribosome assembly; regulation of translation; protein biosynthesis; response to amino acid starvation;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
Databases	NCBI: entry; OMA: entry
	83939
	229317
	ENSG00000144895
	ENSMUSG00000027810
	Q9BY44
	Q8BJW6
	NM_032025; NM_001319043; NM_001319044; NM_001319045; NM_001319046
	NM_001005509
	NP_001305972; NP_001305973; NP_001305974; NP_001305975; NP_114414
	NP_001005509
	Wikidata
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Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2A (eIF2A) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the EIF2A gene. The eIF2A protein is not to be confused with eIF2α, a subunit of the heterotrimeric eIF2 complex. Instead, eIF2A functions by a separate mechanism in eukaryotic translation.