EIF2B2

EIF2B2

EIF2B2

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


Translation initiation factor eIF-2B subunit beta is a protein that in humans is encoded by the EIF2B2 gene.[5][6]

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Function

Eukaryotic initiation factor-2B (EIF2B) is a GTP exchange protein essential for protein synthesis. It consists of alpha (EIF2B1; MIM 606686), beta (EIF2B2), gamma (EIF2B3; MIM 606273), delta (EIF2B4; MIM 606687), and epsilon (EIF2B5; MIM 603945) subunits. EIF2B activates its EIF2 (see MIM 603907) substrate by exchanging EIF2-bound GDP for GTP.[6]

Interactions

EIF2B2 has been shown to interact with EIF2B5[7] and NCK1.[8]


References

  1. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  2. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  3. Anthony TG, Fabian JR, Kimball SR, Jefferson LS (June 2000). "Identification of domains within the epsilon-subunit of the translation initiation factor eIF2B that are necessary for guanine nucleotide exchange activity and eIF2B holoprotein formation". Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 1492 (1): 56–62. doi:10.1016/S0167-4781(00)00062-2. PMID 10858531.

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