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 categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter 1 Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs758746181, rs1435171602, rs779473190, rs370678173 RCV005008139
RCV005013093
RCV005003703
RCV004595589
Vanishing white matter disease Pathogenic; Likely pathogenic rs746435041, rs863225048, rs863225049, rs863225050, rs863225051, rs758746181, rs863225052, rs370678173 RCV005406412
RCV000201228
RCV000201220
RCV000201227
RCV000201218
RCV000201219
RCV000201226
RCV001290183
Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
EIF2B1-related disorder Likely benign rs1337288734 RCV003966614
Microcephaly Uncertain significance rs185814675 RCV001252877
See cases Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity rs2135758861 RCV005924210
Uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity rs113994006 RCV005887291
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Carcinoma Squamous Cell Associate 36938730
Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury Associate 31882561
Diabetes Mellitus Associate 31882561
Diabetes Mellitus Permanent Neonatal Associate 31882561
Hypoxia Inhibit 24811713
Leukodystrophy Metachromatic Associate 29632131
Leukoencephalopathies Associate 14993275, 26285592, 29632131, 33432707, 34103529
Liver Diseases Associate 31882561
Liver Failure Associate 31882561
Neoplasms Associate 39736017