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Facts about Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2A.
In contrast to the eIF- 2 complex, it binds methionyl-tRNAi to 40S subunits in a codon- dependent fashion, whereas the eIF-2 complex binds methionyl-tRNAi to 40S subunits in a GTP-dependent manner. .
Human | |
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Gene Name: | EIF2A |
Uniprot: | Q9BY44 |
Entrez: | 83939 |
Belongs to: |
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WD repeat EIF2A family |
EIF-2; EIF-2A; EIF2AEIF2; EIF-2alpha; eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2, subunit 1 alpha, 35kDa; subunit 1 (alpha, 35kD )
Mass (kDA):
64.99 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 3q25.1 |
Sequence: | 3; NC_000003.12 (150546678..150586016) |
Widely expressed. Expressed at higher level in pancreas, heart, brain and placenta.
PMID: 12133843 by Zoll W.L., et al. Characterization of mammalian eIF2A and identification of the yeast homolog.