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Mouse (GRCm39)
Description

eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2B, subunit alpha [Source:MGI Symbol;Acc:MGI:2384802]

Gene Synonyms

26kDa, D5Ertd406e, EIF2B, EIF2BA

Location

Chromosome 5: 124,705,658-124,717,194 reverse strand.

GRCm39:CM000998.3

About this gene

This gene has 24 transcripts (splice variants), 220 orthologues and 3 paralogues.

Transcript IDNamebpProteinTranslation IDBiotypeCCDSUniProt MatchFlags
ENSMUST00000031334.15Eif2b1-2012013305aaENSMUSP00000031334.9
 
Protein coding
CCDS39282Q3UZR8 Q99LC8 Ensembl CanonicalGENCODE PrimaryGENCODE BasicAPPRIS P3TSL:1
ENSMUST00000430233.1Eif2b1-2092009304aaENSMUSP00000208596.1
 
Protein coding
-GENCODE BasicAPPRIS ALT1
ENSMUST00000430244.1Eif2b1-2201902290aaENSMUSP00000208607.1
 
Protein coding
-GENCODE Basic
ENSMUST00000430234.1Eif2b1-2101865270aaENSMUSP00000208597.1
 
Protein coding
-GENCODE Basic
ENSMUST00000430237.1Eif2b1-2131538304aaENSMUSP00000208600.1
 
Protein coding
-GENCODE BasicAPPRIS ALT1
ENSMUST00000563682.1Eif2b1-2221471271aaENSMUSP00000342045.1
 
Protein coding
-GENCODE Basic
ENSMUST00000563681.1Eif2b1-2211363246aaENSMUSP00000342044.1
 
Protein coding
-GENCODE Basic
ENSMUST00000569893.1Eif2b1-2241272283aaENSMUSP00000348256.1
 
Protein coding
-GENCODE Basic
ENSMUST00000128920.2Eif2b1-202624133aaENSMUSP00000118760.2
 
Protein coding
D3YZ05 TSL:3CDS 3' incomplete
ENSMUST00000135361.8Eif2b1-204619185aaENSMUSP00000122923.2
 
Protein coding
D3Z151 TSL:2CDS 3' incomplete
ENSMUST00000430231.1Eif2b1-207472866aaENSMUSP00000208594.1
 
Nonsense mediated decay
--
ENSMUST00000430239.1Eif2b1-2152484146aaENSMUSP00000208602.1
 
Nonsense mediated decay
--
ENSMUST00000430235.1Eif2b1-211228144aaENSMUSP00000208598.1
 
Nonsense mediated decay
--
ENSMUST00000430240.1Eif2b1-2162220224aaENSMUSP00000208603.1
 
Nonsense mediated decay
--
ENSMUST00000430242.1Eif2b1-218209562aaENSMUSP00000208605.1
 
Nonsense mediated decay
--
ENSMUST00000430243.1Eif2b1-219195362aaENSMUSP00000208606.1
 
Nonsense mediated decay
--
ENSMUST00000430232.1Eif2b1-208186943aaENSMUSP00000208595.1
 
Nonsense mediated decay
--
ENSMUST00000430241.1Eif2b1-217185966aaENSMUSP00000208604.1
 
Nonsense mediated decay
--
ENSMUST00000430238.1Eif2b1-2141635169aaENSMUSP00000208601.1
 
Nonsense mediated decay
--
ENSMUST00000430236.1Eif2b1-2121538156aaENSMUSP00000208599.1
 
Nonsense mediated decay
--
ENSMUST00000563683.1Eif2b1-2231530126aaENSMUSP00000342046.1
 
Nonsense mediated decay
--
ENSMUST00000198318.5Eif2b1-20653543aaENSMUSP00000142748.2
 
Nonsense mediated decay
A0A0G2JEF1 TSL:5
ENSMUST00000135163.2Eif2b1-20334944aaENSMUSP00000120745.2
 
Nonsense mediated decay
D6RI38 TSL:5
ENSMUST00000152716.2Eif2b1-205600No protein-
 
Retained intron
-TSL:3