Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 1967
Gene name Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2B subunit alpha
Gene symbol EIF2B1
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
EIF2BEIF2BAEIF2BalphaVWM1
Chromosome 12
Chromosome location 12q24.31
Summary This gene encodes one of five subunits of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2B (EIF2B), a GTP exchange factor for eukaryotic initiation factor 2 and an essential regulator for protein synthesis. Mutations in this gene and the genes encoding other E
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs113994006 C>T Pathogenic, uncertain-significance Splice donor variant
rs113994007 T>A Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs148714712 C>T Conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity Synonymous variant, coding sequence variant
rs758746181 T>C Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs863225048 C>A Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT028525 hsa-miR-30a-5p Proteomics 18668040
MIRT029246 hsa-miR-26b-5p Microarray 19088304
MIRT046139 hsa-miR-30b-5p CLASH 23622248
MIRT036393 hsa-miR-1228-3p CLASH 23622248
MIRT508636 hsa-miR-99a-3p HITS-CLIP 21572407
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0002183 Process Cytoplasmic translational initiation IDA 27023709
GO:0003743 Function Translation initiation factor activity IBA
GO:0003743 Function Translation initiation factor activity IDA 16289705
GO:0003743 Function Translation initiation factor activity IEA
GO:0005085 Function Guanyl-nucleotide exchange factor activity IBA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
606686 3257 ENSG00000111361
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q14232
Protein name Translation initiation factor eIF2B subunit alpha (eIF2B GDP-GTP exchange factor subunit alpha)
Protein function Acts as a component of the translation initiation factor 2B (eIF2B) complex, which catalyzes the exchange of GDP for GTP on eukaryotic initiation factor 2 (eIF2) gamma subunit (PubMed:25858979, PubMed:27023709, PubMed:31048492). Its guanine nucl
PDB 3ECS , 6CAJ , 6EZO , 6K71 , 6K72 , 6O81 , 6O85 , 6O9Z , 7D43 , 7D44 , 7D45 , 7D46 , 7F64 , 7F66 , 7F67 , 7KMA , 7KMF , 7L70 , 7L7G , 7RLO , 7TRJ , 7VLK , 8TQZ
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF01008 IF-2B 15 293 Initiation factor 2 subunit family Family
Sequence
Sequence length 305
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Herpes simplex virus 1 infection   Recycling of eIF2:GDP
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
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Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession Evidence Score
Leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter 1 Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs758746181, rs1435171602, rs779473190, rs370678173 RCV005008139
RCV005013093
RCV005003703
RCV004595589
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Vanishing white matter disease Pathogenic; Likely pathogenic rs746435041, rs863225048, rs863225049, rs863225050, rs863225051, rs758746181, rs863225052, rs370678173 RCV005406412
RCV000201228
RCV000201220
RCV000201227
RCV000201218
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★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
CHILDHOOD ATAXIA WITH CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM HYPOMYELINIZATION Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
CONGENITAL OR EARLY INFANTILE CACH SYNDROME Disgenet, Orphanet
Disgenet, Orphanet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
CREE LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY Orphanet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
EIF2B1-related disorder Likely benign ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
Adenocarcinoma of lung (disorder) Lung adenocarcinoma CTD_human_DG 27602772
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Breast Carcinoma Breast Carcinoma BEFREE 31119045
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Carcinoma Squamous Cell Squamous cell carcinoma Pubtator 36938730 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Central nervous system demyelination Central Nervous System Demyelination HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Childhood Ataxia with Central Nervous System Hypomyelinization Leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter BEFREE 11704758, 11835386, 12707859, 14993275, 15054402, 15217090, 15723074, 16041584, 16047349, 16246152, 16246171, 16823698, 16998732, 19023445, 19158808
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★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Childhood Ataxia with Central Nervous System Hypomyelinization Leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter UNIPROT_DG 11835386, 15776425
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Childhood Ataxia with Central Nervous System Hypomyelinization Leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter ORPHANET_DG 15136673
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Childhood Ataxia with Central Nervous System Hypomyelinization Leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter GENOMICS_ENGLAND_DG 15776425, 16807905, 24357685, 25761052
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Childhood Ataxia with Central Nervous System Hypomyelinization Leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter CLINVAR_DG
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Cree leukoencephalopathy Cree Leukoencephalopathy Orphanet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations