Gene
Entrez ID Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
8892
Gene name Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2B subunit beta
Gene symbol Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
EIF2B2
Synonyms (NCBI Gene) Gene synonyms aliases
EIF-2Bbeta, EIF2B, EIF2Bbeta, VWM2
Disease Acronyms (UniProt) Disease acronyms from UniProt database
VWM2
Chromosome Chromosome number
14
Chromosome location Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
14q24.3
Summary Summary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
This gene encodes the beta subunit of eukaryotic initiation factor-2B (EIF2B). EIF2B is involved in protein synthesis and exchanges GDP and GTP for its activation and deactivation. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2011]
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs104894425 A>G Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs104894426 T>A Pathogenic, likely-pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs104894427 C>T Pathogenic Stop gained, coding sequence variant
rs104894428 C>A,T Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs113994012 G>C,T Pathogenic-likely-pathogenic, likely-pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT020527 hsa-miR-155-5p Proteomics 18668040
MIRT031428 hsa-miR-16-5p Proteomics 18668040
MIRT049061 hsa-miR-92a-3p CLASH 23622248
MIRT040533 hsa-miR-92b-3p CLASH 23622248
MIRT037833 hsa-miR-455-3p CLASH 23622248
Gene ontology (GO) Gene ontology information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0001541 Process Ovarian follicle development IMP 15507143
GO:0003743 Function Translation initiation factor activity IDA 16289705
GO:0005085 Function Guanyl-nucleotide exchange factor activity IBA 21873635
GO:0005085 Function Guanyl-nucleotide exchange factor activity IDA 11323413
GO:0005085 Function Guanyl-nucleotide exchange factor activity IMP 15054402
Other IDs Other ids provides unique ids of gene in databases such as OMIM, HGNC, ENSEMBLE.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
606454 3258 ENSG00000119718
Protein
UniProt ID P49770
Protein name Translation initiation factor eIF2B subunit beta (S20I15) (S20III15) (eIF2B GDP-GTP exchange factor subunit beta)
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 6CAJ , 6EZO , 6K71 , 6K72 , 6O81 , 6O85 , 6O9Z , 7D43 , 7D44 , 7D45 , 7D46 , 7F64 , 7F66 , 7F67 , 7KMF , 7L70 , 7L7G , 7RLO , 7TRJ , 7VLK , 8TQO , 8TQZ
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF01008 IF-2B 27 333 Initiation factor 2 subunit family Family
Sequence
Sequence length 351
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 information provided by ClinVar, GenCC, and GWAS databases.
Causal
Disease term Disease name dbSNP ID References
Developmental regression Developmental regression rs1224421127
Leukoencephalopathy Leukoencephalopathy rs34757931
Leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter Childhood Ataxia with Central Nervous System Hypomyelinization rs113994033, rs113994037, rs113994027, rs113994038, rs113994040, rs104894425, rs104894426, rs104894427, rs104894428, rs113994014, rs113994024, rs113994026, rs113994022, rs119474039, rs28939717
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15060152, 12707859, 14566705, 15776425, 15136673, 25655951, 27159321, 22729508, 28597716, 22285377, 22678813, 11704758, 24357685, 21484434, 21560189
View all (2 more)
Macrocephaly Macrocephaly rs786204854, rs764333096, rs1557739557
Unknown
Disease term Disease name Evidence References Source
Coronary artery disease Coronary artery disease GWAS
Associations from Text Mining
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia Associate 25031760
Ataxia Associate 12707859
Cardiovascular Abnormalities Associate 25031760
Central Nervous System Diseases Associate 12707859
Cerebellar Ataxia Associate 31438897
Developmental Disabilities Associate 26740508
Leukemic Infiltration Associate 25031760
Leukoencephalopathies Associate 12707859, 14993275, 16823698, 25031760, 29632131, 29706645, 31438897, 35897042, 36793200
Mood Disorders Associate 29187730
Nervous System Diseases Associate 12707859