Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 (EIF-2) functions in the early steps of protein synthesis by forming a ternary complex with GTP and initiator tRNA and binding to a 40S ribosomal subunit. EIF-2 is composed of three subunits, alpha, beta, and gam
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Component of the eIF2 complex that functions in the early steps of protein synthesis by forming a ternary complex with GTP and initiator tRNA (PubMed:31836389). This complex binds to a 40S ribosomal subunit, followed by mRNA binding to form the
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)
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.
["ABC-family proteins mediated transport","L13a-mediated translational silencing of Ceruloplasmin expression","Translation initiation complex formation","Formation of the ternary complex, and subsequently, the 43S complex","Ribosomal scanning and start codon recognition","GTP hydrolysis and joining of the 60S ribosomal subunit","PERK regulates gene expression","Recycling of eIF2:GDP"]
["L13a-mediated translational silencing of Ceruloplasmin expression","Translation initiation complex formation","Formation of the ternary complex, and subsequently, the 43S complex","Ribosomal scanning and start codon recognition","GTP hydrolysis and joining of the 60S ribosomal subunit"]
["L13a-mediated translational silencing of Ceruloplasmin expression","Translation initiation complex formation","Formation of the ternary complex, and subsequently, the 43S complex","Ribosomal scanning and start codon recognition","GTP hydrolysis and joining of the 60S ribosomal subunit"]
["L13a-mediated translational silencing of Ceruloplasmin expression","Translation initiation complex formation","Formation of the ternary complex, and subsequently, the 43S complex","Ribosomal scanning and start codon recognition","GTP hydrolysis and joining of the 60S ribosomal subunit"]
["L13a-mediated translational silencing of Ceruloplasmin expression","Translation initiation complex formation","Formation of the ternary complex, and subsequently, the 43S complex","Ribosomal scanning and start codon recognition","GTP hydrolysis and joining of the 60S ribosomal subunit"]
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Diseases Linked via Similar GenesDiseases curated for genes most similar to EIF2S2 (see Related Genes above), that are NOT already directly curated for EIF2S2 itself -- a lead worth checking, not a confirmed association.