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Gene

EIF2S2

eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 subunit beta

Summary

Cytogenetic location
20q11.22
Coordinates
Chromosome 20: 34,088,309–34,112,243 (GRCh38)
Exons
9 exons across 23.9 kb
Protein
333 amino acids
Also known as
EIF2beta, PPP1R67
Previous symbols
EIF2
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000374980.3NM_003908.5
Locus type
gene with protein product
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

Reference genomeGRCh38

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Curated reports relevant to this gene

No Genome Test report reads EIF2S2 yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.

How EIF2S2 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 20, with a bracket where EIF2S2 sits. EIF2S2 and 16 genes near it on chromosome 20, from 33,600,276 to 34,600,275.Chromosome 2020q11.22p13p12.3p12.2p12.1p11.23p11.22p11.21p11.1q11.1q11.21q11.22q11.23q12q13.11q13.12q13.13q13.2q13.31q13.32q13.3333.8 Mb34 Mb34.2 Mb34.4 Mb34.6 MbCBFA2T2: 33,490,060–33,650,036, forward strandNECAB3: 33,657,087–33,674,473, reverse strandNECAB3C20orf144: 33,662,327–33,665,619, forward strandACTL10: 33,666,943–33,668,525, forward strandACTL10E2F1: 33,675,477–33,686,426, reverse strandE2F1PXMP4: 33,702,758–33,720,412, reverse strandPXMP4ZNF341: 33,731,657–33,792,269, forward strandZNF341CHMP4B: 33,811,253–33,854,366, forward strandCHMP4BRALY: 33,993,632–34,108,308, forward strandRALYEIF2S2: 34,088,309–34,112,243, reverse strandEIF2S2ASIP: 34,194,569–34,269,346, forward strandASIPAHCY: 34,280,263–34,311,802, reverse strandAHCYITCH: 34,363,235–34,511,773, forward strandITCH: 34,363,271–34,540,923, forward strandDYNLRB1: 34,515,600–34,540,958, forward strandDYNLRB1MAP1LC3A: 34,546,838–34,560,357, forward strandMAP1LC3APIGU: 34,560,542–34,698,790, reverse strandPIGUDiagram of EIF2S2: 9 exons on the reverse strand of chromosome 20Exon 9: 34,088,309–34,089,905, 1,597 basesExon 8: 34,090,517–34,090,602, 86 basesExon 7: 34,093,675–34,093,731, 57 basesExon 6: 34,096,657–34,096,805, 149 basesExon 5: 34,097,416–34,097,516, 101 basesExon 4: 34,098,498–34,098,633, 136 basesExon 3: 34,103,462–34,103,565, 104 basesExon 2: 34,105,368–34,105,545, 178 basesExon 1: 34,112,096–34,112,243, 148 bases9876543215′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 2.6 kb of the gene's 23.9 kb; 1,002 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.

Cite this page

APA

Dante Labs. (n.d.). EIF2S2 gene: eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 subunit beta. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/eif2s2

Vancouver

Dante Labs. EIF2S2 gene: eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 subunit beta [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/eif2s2

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