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Facts about Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2A.
In contrast to the eIF- 2 complex, it binds methionyl-tRNAi to 40S subunits in a codon- dependent fashion, whereas the eIF-2 complex binds methionyl-tRNAi to 40S subunits in a GTP-dependent manner. .
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | EIF2A |
| Uniprot: | Q9BY44 |
| Entrez: | 83939 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| WD repeat EIF2A family |

EIF-2; EIF-2A; EIF2AEIF2; EIF-2alpha; eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2, subunit 1 alpha, 35kDa; subunit 1 (alpha, 35kD )
Mass (kDA):
64.99 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 3q25.1 |
| Sequence: | 3; NC_000003.12 (150546678..150586016) |
Widely expressed. Expressed at higher level in pancreas, heart, brain and placenta.




PMID: 12133843 by Zoll W.L., et al. Characterization of mammalian eIF2A and identification of the yeast homolog.