Description
Translation initiation factor eIF5B; GTPase that promotes Met-tRNAiMet binding to ribosomes and ribosomal subunit joining; promotes GTP-dependent maturation of 18S rRNA by Nob1p; protein abundance increases in response to DNA replication stress; homolog of bacterial IF2 [Source:SGD;Acc:S000000033]
Gene Synonyms
eIF5B, yIF2
Location
Chromosome I: 76,427-79,435 forward strand.
R64-1-1:BK006935.2
About this gene
This gene has 1 transcript (splice variant), 122 orthologues and 15 paralogues.
Transcripts
