Alpha subunit of the translation initiation factor eIF2; eIF2 is involved in identification of the start codon; phosphorylation of Ser51 is required for regulation of translation by inhibiting the exchange of GDP for GTP; protein abundance increases in response to DNA replication stress [Source:SGD;Acc:S000003767]
Chromosome X: 451,020-451,934 forward strand.
R64-1-1:BK006943.2
This gene has 1 transcript (splice variant) and 237 orthologues.