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Gene

EIF2AK1

eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 alpha kinase 1

Summary

Cytogenetic location
7p22.1
Coordinates
Chromosome 7: 6,022,247–6,059,175 (GRCh38)
Exons
15 exons across 36.9 kb
Protein
630 amino acids
Also known as
HRI, KIAA1369, hHRI, HCR
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000199389.11NM_014413.4
Locus type
gene with protein product
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

Reference genomeGRCh38

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Curated reports relevant to this gene

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How EIF2AK1 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 7, with a bracket where EIF2AK1 sits. EIF2AK1 and 17 genes near it on chromosome 7, from 5,540,711 to 6,540,710.Chromosome 77p22.1p22.3p22.2p22.1p21.3p21.2p21.1p15.3p15.2p15.1p14.3p14.2p14.1p13p12.3p12.2p12.1p11.2p11.1q11.1q11.21q11.22q11.23q21.11q21.12q21.13q21.2q21.3q22.1q22.2q22.3q31.1q31.2q31.31q31.32q31.33q32.1q32.2q32.3q33q34q35q36.1q36.2q36.35.6 Mb5.8 Mb6 Mb6.2 Mb6.4 MbACTB: 5,526,409–5,563,902, reverse strandACTBFSCN1: 5,592,806–5,606,656, forward strandFSCN1RNF216: 5,620,047–5,781,696, reverse strandRNF216OCM: 5,879,827–5,886,363, forward strandOCMCCZ1: 5,898,692–5,926,550, forward strandCCZ1RSPH10B: 5,925,544–5,970,702, reverse strandRSPH10BPMS2: 5,970,925–6,009,130, reverse strandPMS2AIMP2: 6,009,226–6,024,655, forward strandAIMP2EIF2AK1: 6,022,247–6,059,175, reverse strandEIF2AK1ANKRD61: 6,031,376–6,036,552, forward strandANKRD61USP42: 6,104,755–6,164,429, forward strandUSP42CYTH3: 6,148,751–6,272,677, reverse strandCYTH3SMIM10L3: 6,329,409–6,348,967, reverse strandSMIM10L3FAM220A: 6,329,409–6,348,981, reverse strandFAM220ARAC1: 6,374,098–6,404,016, forward strandRAC1DAGLB: 6,406,395–6,484,190, reverse strandDAGLBKDELR2: 6,445,953–6,484,224, reverse strandKDELR2GRID2IP: 6,496,778–6,551,461, reverse strandGRID2IPDiagram of EIF2AK1: 15 exons on the reverse strand of chromosome 7Exon 15: 6,022,247–6,024,801, 2,555 basesExon 14: 6,026,728–6,026,961, 234 basesExon 13: 6,028,615–6,028,697, 83 basesExon 12: 6,028,918–6,029,032, 115 basesExon 11: 6,037,424–6,037,524, 101 basesExon 10: 6,038,560–6,038,671, 112 basesExon 9: 6,040,892–6,041,219, 328 basesExon 8: 6,042,933–6,042,993, 61 basesExon 7: 6,044,562–6,044,661, 100 basesExon 6: 6,046,071–6,046,151, 81 basesExon 5: 6,046,992–6,047,091, 100 basesExon 4: 6,048,807–6,048,844, 38 basesExon 3: 6,049,912–6,050,045, 134 basesExon 2: 6,054,546–6,054,704, 159 basesExon 1: 6,058,966–6,059,175, 210 bases15141210864215′3′

Exons of the gene's MANE Select transcript (release v1.5), from NCBI and EMBL-EBI, on the GRCh38 reference genome.

Chromosome bands from UCSC's GRCh38 ideogram (2022-10-29).

Nearby genes from Ensembl release 116, on GRCh38.

Exons make up 4.4 kb of the gene's 36.9 kb; 1,893 of those bases code for the protein.

Where this comes from

  • HGNC: the gene's symbol, name, other symbols and location.
  • MANE Select v1.5, from NCBI and EMBL-EBI: the transcript, its exons and coding sequence.
  • The Human Phenotype Ontology, release 2026-09-01: the traits linked to the gene. Find out more at hpo.jax.org.

Cite this page

APA

Dante Labs. (n.d.). EIF2AK1 gene: eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 alpha kinase 1. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/eif2ak1

Vancouver

Dante Labs. EIF2AK1 gene: eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 alpha kinase 1 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/eif2ak1

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