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Gene

EIF4E2

eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E family member 2

Summary

Cytogenetic location
2q37.1
Coordinates
Chromosome 2: 232,550,689–232,569,210 (GRCh38)
Exons
7 exons across 18.5 kb
Protein
245 amino acids
Also known as
IF4e, 4EHP
Previous symbols
EIF4EL3
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000258416.8NM_004846.4
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 EIF4E2 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 2, with a bracket where EIF4E2 sits. EIF4E2 and 15 genes near it on chromosome 2, from 232,059,950 to 233,059,949.Chromosome 22q37.1p25.3p25.2p25.1p24.3p24.2p24.1p23.3p23.2p23.1p22.3p22.2p22.1p21p16.3p16.2p16.1p15p14p13.3p13.2p13.1p12p11.2p11.1q11.1q11.2q12.1q12.2q12.3q13q14.1q14.2q14.3q21.1q21.2q21.3q22.1q22.2q22.3q23.1q23.2q23.3q24.1q24.2q24.3q31.1q31.2q31.3q32.1q32.2q32.3q33.1q33.2q33.3q34q35q36.1q36.2q36.3q37.1q37.2q37.3232.2 Mb232.4 Mb232.6 Mb232.8 Mb233 MbDIS3L2: 231,961,245–232,344,350, forward strandDIS3L2ALPP: 232,378,724–232,382,889, forward strandALPPALPG: 232,406,837–232,410,714, forward strandALPGALPI: 232,456,125–232,460,753, forward strandALPIECEL1: 232,479,825–232,489,045, reverse strandECEL1PRSS56: 232,520,388–232,525,716, forward strandCHRND: 232,525,993–232,536,667, forward strandCHRNDCHRNG: 232,539,692–232,548,115, forward strandCHRNGTIGD1: 232,543,883–232,550,557, reverse strandTIGD1EIF4E2: 232,550,689–232,569,210, forward strandEIF4E2EFHD1: 232,606,057–232,682,781, forward strandEFHD1GIGYF2: 232,697,259–232,863,338, forward strandGIGYF2KCNJ13: 232,765,802–232,776,566, reverse strandKCNJ13SNORC: 232,857,270–232,878,708, forward strandSNORCNGEF: 232,878,686–233,013,263, reverse strandNGEFNEU2: 233,023,032–233,042,480, forward strandNEU2Diagram of EIF4E2: 7 exons on the forward strand of chromosome 2Exon 1: 232,550,689–232,550,744, 56 basesExon 2: 232,556,416–232,556,530, 115 basesExon 3: 232,557,884–232,558,018, 135 basesExon 4: 232,564,247–232,564,351, 105 basesExon 5: 232,566,829–232,566,981, 153 basesExon 6: 232,567,078–232,567,214, 137 basesExon 7: 232,568,945–232,569,210, 266 bases124675′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 1 kb of the gene's 18.5 kb; 738 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.). EIF4E2 gene: eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E family member 2. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/eif4e2

Vancouver

Dante Labs. EIF4E2 gene: eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E family member 2 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/eif4e2

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