Gene description for EIF2B2
Gene name	eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2B, subunit 2 beta, 39kDa
Gene symbol	EIF2B2
Other names/aliases	EIF-2Bbeta EIF2B
Species	Homo sapiens
Database cross references - EIF2B2
ExoCarta	ExoCarta_8892
Entrez Gene	8892
HGNC	3258
MIM	606454
UniProt	P49770
EIF2B2 identified in exosomes derived from the following tissue/cell type
Squamous carcinoma cells	20124223
Thymus	23844026

Gene ontology annotations for EIF2B2

Molecular Function     S-methyl-5-thioribose-1-phosphate isomerase activity GO:0046523 IBA     GTP binding GO:0005525 IDA     guanyl-nucleotide exchange factor activity GO:0005085 IMP     ATP binding GO:0005524 IDA     protein binding GO:0005515 IPI     translation initiation factor activity GO:0003743 IDA Biological Process     cellular protein metabolic process GO:0044267 TAS     ovarian follicle development GO:0001541 IMP     response to heat GO:0009408 TAS     oligodendrocyte development GO:0014003 IMP     cellular response to stimulus GO:0051716 IDA     regulation of translational initiation GO:0006446 TAS     central nervous system development GO:0007417 IMP     myelination GO:0042552 IMP     translational initiation GO:0006413 TAS     response to glucose GO:0009749 ISS     gene expression GO:0010467 TAS     L-methionine biosynthetic process from methylthioadenosine GO:0019509 IBA     translation GO:0006412 TAS     response to peptide hormone GO:0043434 ISS     positive regulation of GTPase activity GO:0043547 IMP Subcellular Localization     cytoplasm GO:0005737 IDA     eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2B complex GO:0005851 IDA     cytosol GO:0005829 TAS