EIF2A

Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2A (eIF2A) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the EIF2A gene.[5][6][7] 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.

EIF2A
Identifiers
AliasesEIF2A, EIF-2A, MST089, MSTP004, MSTP089, CDA02, eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2A
External IDsOMIM: 609234 MGI: 1098684 HomoloGene: 5969 GeneCards: EIF2A
Gene location (Human)
Chr.Chromosome 3 (human)[1]
Band3q25.1Start150,546,678 bp[1]
End150,586,016 bp[1]
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

83939

229317

Ensembl

ENSG00000144895

ENSMUSG00000027810

UniProt

Q9BY44

Q8BJW6

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_032025
NM_001319043
NM_001319044
NM_001319045
NM_001319046

NM_001005509

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001305972
NP_001305973
NP_001305974
NP_001305975
NP_114414

NP_001005509

Location (UCSC)Chr 3: 150.55 – 150.59 MbChr 3: 58.53 – 58.56 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
Wikidata
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Function

eIF2A is a 65 kDa protein that catalyzes the formation of puromycin-sensitive 80S preinitiation complexes (Zoll et al., 2002).[supplied by OMIM][7] It may be important for translation initiation mediated by the HCV IRES under stress conditions, but this result has been debated.[8][9]

See also

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000144895 - Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000027810 - Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. Zoll WL, Horton LE, Komar AA, Hensold JO, Merrick WC (Oct 2002). "Characterization of mammalian eIF2A and identification of the yeast homolog". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277 (40): 37079–87. doi:10.1074/jbc.M207109200. PMID 12133843.
  6. Merrick WC (Jun 1992). "Mechanism and regulation of eukaryotic protein synthesis". Microbiological Reviews. 56 (2): 291–315. PMC 372869. PMID 1620067.
  7. "Entrez Gene: EIF2A eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2A, 38kDa".
  8. Kim JH, Park SM, Park JH, Keum SJ, Jang SK (Jun 2011). "eIF2A mediates translation of hepatitis C viral mRNA under stress conditions". The EMBO Journal. 30 (12): 2454–64. doi:10.1038/emboj.2011.146. PMC 3116280. PMID 21556050.
  9. Jaafar ZA, Oguro A, Nakamura Y, Kieft JS (December 2016). "Translation initiation by the hepatitis C virus IRES requires eIF1A and ribosomal complex remodeling". eLife. 5: e21198. doi:10.7554/elife.21198. PMC 5238962. PMID 28009256.

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