Gene
Entrez ID Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
8893
Gene name Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2B subunit epsilon
Gene symbol Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
EIF2B5
Synonyms (NCBI Gene) Gene synonyms aliases
CACH, CLE, EIF-2B, EIF2Bepsilon, LVWM, VWM5
Disease Acronyms (UniProt) Disease acronyms from UniProt database
VWM5
Chromosome Chromosome number
3
Chromosome location Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
3q27.1
Summary Summary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
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.
SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs28937596 T>C Pathogenic Non coding transcript variant, missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs113994049 G>A Pathogenic Non coding transcript variant, coding sequence variant, upstream transcript variant, 5 prime UTR variant, genic upstream transcript variant, missense variant
rs113994050 C>T Pathogenic Non coding transcript variant, coding sequence variant, upstream transcript variant, 5 prime UTR variant, genic upstream transcript variant, missense variant
rs113994053 C>T Pathogenic, likely-pathogenic Non coding transcript variant, coding sequence variant, upstream transcript variant, 5 prime UTR variant, genic upstream transcript variant, missense variant
rs113994054 G>A Pathogenic Non coding transcript variant, coding sequence variant, upstream transcript variant, 5 prime UTR variant, genic upstream transcript variant, missense variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT020497 hsa-miR-155-5p Proteomics 18668040
MIRT031470 hsa-miR-16-5p Proteomics 18668040
MIRT036792 hsa-miR-760 CLASH 23622248
MIRT719316 hsa-miR-320a HITS-CLIP 19536157
MIRT719315 hsa-miR-320b HITS-CLIP 19536157
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:0003743 Function Translation initiation factor activity NAS 8688466
GO:0005085 Function Guanyl-nucleotide exchange factor activity IBA 21873635
GO:0005085 Function Guanyl-nucleotide exchange factor activity IDA 11323413
Other IDs Other ids provides unique ids of gene in databases such as OMIM, HGNC, ENSEMBLE.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
603945 3261 ENSG00000145191
Protein
UniProt ID Q13144
Protein name Translation initiation factor eIF2B subunit epsilon (eIF2B GDP-GTP exchange factor subunit epsilon)
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 3JUI , 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
PF00132 Hexapep 365 393 Bacterial transferase hexapeptide (six repeats) Repeat
PF02020 W2 641 720 eIF4-gamma/eIF5/eIF2-epsilon Family
Sequence
MAAPVVAPPGVVVSRANKRSGAGPGGSGGGGARGAEEEPPPPLQAVLVADSFDRRFFPIS
KDQPRVLLPLANVALIDYTLEFLTATGVQETFVFCCWKAAQIKEHLLKSKWCRPTSLNVV
RIITSELYRSLGDVLRDVDAKALVRSDFLLVYGDVISNINITRALEEHRLRRKLEKNVSV
MTMIFKESSPSHPTRCHEDNVVVAVDSTTNRVLHFQKTQGLRRFAFPLSLFQGSSDGVEV
RYDLLDCHISICSPQVAQLFTDNFDYQTRDDFVRGLLVNEEILGNQIHMHVTAKEYGARV
SNLHMYSAVCADVIRRWVYPLTPEANFTDSTTQSCTHSRHNIYRGPEVSLGHGSILEENV
LLGSGTVIGSNCFITNSVIGPGCHIGDNVVLDQTYLWQGVRVAAGAQIHQSLLCDNAEVK
ERVTLKPRSVLTSQVVVGPNITLPEGSVISLHPPDAEEDEDDGEFSDDSGADQEKDKVKM
KGYNPAEVGAAGKGYLWKAAGMNMEEEEELQQNLWGLKINMEEESESESEQSMDSEEPDS
RGGSPQMDDIKVFQNEVLGTLQRGKEENISCDNLVLEINSLKYAYNISLKEVMQVLSHVV
LEFPLQQMDSPLDSSRYCALLLPLLKAWSPVFRNYIKRAADHLEALAAIEDFFLEHEALG
ISMAKVLMAFYQLEILAEETILSWFSQRDTTDKGQQLRKNQQLQRFIQWLKEAEEESSED

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Sequence length 721
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
Cerebellar ataxia Progressive cerebellar ataxia rs28936415, rs199476133, rs540331226, rs797046006, rs863224069, rs138358708, rs1057519429, rs750959420, rs1568440440, rs1597846084, rs759460806, rs761486324, rs1240335250, rs1596489887 603896
Developmental regression Developmental regression rs1224421127
Leukodystrophy Leukodystrophy rs74315475, rs72466451, rs267608671, rs181087667, rs267608682, rs267608674, rs587778271, rs148932047, rs886037931, rs368905417, rs768180196, rs1558211070, rs1558209947, rs1558210191, rs1280845604
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Leukoencephalopathy Leukoencephalopathy rs34757931
Associations from Text Mining
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Alcohol Related Disorders Associate 18519871
Ataxia Associate 32293553
Central Nervous System Diseases Associate 32293553
Cerebellar Hypoplasia Associate 32293553
Cysts Associate 32293553
Developmental Disabilities Associate 32293553
Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Associate 28253288
Dysuria Associate 37981684
Epilepsies Myoclonic Associate 18266750
Genetic Diseases Inborn Associate 35012964