Gene Information
Gene NameEIF2A
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length585
Protein NamesEukaryotic translation initiation factor 2A (eIF-2A) (65 kDa eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2A) [Cleaved into: Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2A, N-terminally processed]
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age244 ( ENSG00000144895 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ9BY44
Gene CardEIF2A
Uniprot IDQ9BY44
PfamPF08662
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.055170105)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ EIF2A ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ EIF2A ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ EIF2A ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ EIF2A ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Eif2a ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ EIF2A ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Eif2a ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ EIF2A ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityWidely expressed. Expressed at higher level in pancreas, heart, brain and placenta. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12133843}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.001779(Rat);0.015789(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 8DYS  (X-ray  1.80A 
DBSNP rs1132979  rs17850813 
Subcellular location [CC]NA
Mouse PG classificationNA
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