eIF-2alpha, eIF-2α, eIF2a, elF2α, M(1)8e3-10
mediates the binding of tRNAiMet to the ribosome in a GTP-dependent manner - eIF2 is a heterotrimer consisting of an alpha, a beta, and a gamma subunit - activation of the integrated stress response signaling includes endoplasmic reticulum stress, and amino acid deprivation, sensed by specialized kinases PERK and GCN2 that converge on phosphorylation of eIF2α
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AlphaFold produces a per-residue confidence score (pLDDT) between 0 and 100. Some regions with low pLDDT may be unstructured in isolation.
Gene model reviewed during 5.51
1.350 (northern blot)
341 (aa)
Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 eIF2 is a heterotrimeric complex composed of an alpha, a beta and a gamma subunit.
Phosphorylation of eIF-2-alpha impairs the recycling of eIF-2 between successive rounds of initiation and thus leads to inhibition of translation.
Click to get a list of regulatory features (enhancers, TFBS, etc.) and gene disruptions (point mutations, indels, etc.) within or overlapping Dmel\eIF2α using the Feature Mapper tool.
The testis specificity index was calculated from modENCODE tissue expression data by Vedelek et al., 2018 to indicate the degree of testis enrichment compared to other tissues. Scores range from -2.52 (underrepresented) to 5.2 (very high testis bias).
JBrowse - Visual display of RNA-Seq signals
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1-54.7
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For each fully sequenced cDNA the DGRC maintains various forms of the cDNA (e.g tagged or untagged) in several different host vectors for subsequent cloning and expression in Drosophila and Drosophila cell lines.
RNAi screen using dsRNA made from templates generated with primers directed against this gene results in aberrantly short, monopolar spindles when assayed in S2 cells. This phenotype can be observed when the screen is performed with or without Cdc27 dsRNA.
Minute gene.
eIF-2α protein from both control and heat shocked cells has been purified and characterised.
eIF-2α has been isolated and characterised.
eIF-2α mRNA displays quasi-constitutive expression.
One of a class of genes (see MIN record) that when present in one, rather than two, copies, produce a characteristic phenotype consisting of short slender bristles and delayed development.
Source for merge of: eIF-2α M(1)14C
Source for merge of: eIF2α l(1)G0272
"l(1)G0272" may affect "eIF-2α".
Source for identity of: eIF2α eIF-2α