Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 subunit 2 (eIF2β) is a
protein
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that in humans is encoded by the ''EIF2S2''
gene
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Function
Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 (
eIF2
Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 2 (eIF2) is a eukaryotic initiation factor. It is required for most forms of eukaryotic translation initiation. eIF2 mediates the binding of tRNAiMet to the ribosome in a GTP-dependent manner. eIF2 is a heterotrimer ...
) functions in the early steps of
protein synthesis
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by forming a ternary complex with
GTP and initiator
tRNA
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and binding to a
40S ribosomal subunit. eIF2 is composed of three subunits,
alpha (α), beta (β, this article), and
gamma (γ), with the protein encoded by this gene representing the beta subunit. The beta subunit catalyzes the exchange of
GDP for
GTP, which recycles the eIF2 complex for another round of initiation.
Regulation
Both eIF2α and eIF2β expression is regulated by the
NRF1 transcription factor
In molecular biology, a transcription factor (TF) (or sequence-specific DNA-binding factor) is a protein that controls the rate of transcription (genetics), transcription of genetics, genetic information from DNA to messenger RNA, by binding t ...
.
See also
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eIF2
Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 2 (eIF2) is a eukaryotic initiation factor. It is required for most forms of eukaryotic translation initiation. eIF2 mediates the binding of tRNAiMet to the ribosome in a GTP-dependent manner. eIF2 is a heterotrimer ...
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