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Mouse (GRCm39)
Description

eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2, subunit 1 alpha [Source:MGI Symbol;Acc:MGI:95299]

Gene Synonyms

0910001O23Rik, 2410026C18Rik, Eif2a, eIF2alpha

Location

Chromosome 12: 78,907,681-78,935,018 forward strand.

GRCm39:CM001005.3

About this gene

This gene has 17 transcripts (splice variants), 238 orthologues and is associated with 20 phenotypes.

Transcript IDNamebpProteinTranslation IDBiotypeCCDSUniProt MatchFlags
ENSMUST00000071230.8Eif2s1-2013405315aaENSMUSP00000071214.8
 
Protein coding
CCDS26003Q6ZWX6 Ensembl CanonicalGENCODE PrimaryGENCODE BasicAPPRIS P3TSL:1
ENSMUST00000512407.1Eif2s1-2054258315aaENSMUSP00000290770.1
 
Protein coding
CCDS26003-GENCODE BasicAPPRIS P3
ENSMUST00000557091.1Eif2s1-2121927315aaENSMUSP00000335454.1
 
Protein coding
CCDS26003-GENCODE BasicAPPRIS P3
ENSMUST00000557094.1Eif2s1-2151913381aaENSMUSP00000335457.1
 
Protein coding
-GENCODE Basic
ENSMUST00000512408.1Eif2s1-2061911312aaENSMUSP00000290771.1
 
Protein coding
-GENCODE BasicAPPRIS ALT1
ENSMUST00000557092.1Eif2s1-2131901274aaENSMUSP00000335455.1
 
Protein coding
-GENCODE Basic
ENSMUST00000512411.1Eif2s1-2091759315aaENSMUSP00000290774.1
 
Protein coding
CCDS26003-GENCODE BasicAPPRIS P3
ENSMUST00000512412.1Eif2s1-2101708321aaENSMUSP00000290775.1
 
Protein coding
-GENCODE Basic
ENSMUST00000512409.1Eif2s1-2071577269aaENSMUSP00000290772.1
 
Protein coding
-GENCODE Basic
ENSMUST00000557095.1Eif2s1-2161480315aaENSMUSP00000335458.1
 
Protein coding
CCDS26003-GENCODE BasicAPPRIS P3
ENSMUST00000571636.1Eif2s1-2171113216aaENSMUSP00000349999.1
 
Protein coding
-GENCODE PrimaryGENCODE Basic
ENSMUST00000512406.1Eif2s1-2044639159aaENSMUSP00000290769.1
 
Nonsense mediated decay
--
ENSMUST00000512410.1Eif2s1-2081495163aaENSMUSP00000290773.1
 
Nonsense mediated decay
--
ENSMUST00000557093.1Eif2s1-2141493162aaENSMUSP00000335456.1
 
Nonsense mediated decay
--
ENSMUST00000512413.1Eif2s1-2111448113aaENSMUSP00000290776.1
 
Nonsense mediated decay
--
ENSMUST00000220382.2Eif2s1-203433No protein-
 
Protein coding CDS not defined
-TSL:3
ENSMUST00000219754.2Eif2s1-2021642No protein-
 
Retained intron
-TSL:NA