Gene description for Eif2b1
Gene name	eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2B, subunit 1 alpha
Gene symbol	Eif2b1
Other names/aliases	eIF-2a
Species	Rattus norvegicus
Database cross references - Eif2b1
ExoCarta	ExoCarta_64514
Entrez Gene	64514
UniProt	Q64270
Eif2b1 identified in exosomes derived from the following tissue/cell type
Reticulocytes	21828046

Gene ontology annotations for Eif2b1

Molecular Function     guanyl-nucleotide exchange factor activity GO:0005085 ISS     GTP binding GO:0005525 IMP     GDP binding GO:0019003 IDA     enzyme regulator activity GO:0030234 IMP     S-methyl-5-thioribose-1-phosphate isomerase activity GO:0046523 IBA     translation initiation factor activity GO:0003743 TAS Biological Process     oligodendrocyte development GO:0014003 ISS     negative regulation of translational initiation in response to stress GO:0032057 IMP     response to heat GO:0009408 IDA     L-methionine biosynthetic process from methylthioadenosine GO:0019509 IBA     regulation of translation GO:0006417 IMP     translation GO:0006412 TAS     response to glucose GO:0009749 IDA     translational initiation GO:0006413 ISS     positive regulation of GTPase activity GO:0043547 ISO     response to peptide hormone GO:0043434 IDA Subcellular Localization     cytoplasm GO:0005737 ISS     eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2B complex GO:0005851 ISS     eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 complex GO:0005850 TAS     plasma membrane GO:0005886 ISO     membrane GO:0016020 ISO