EIF2D, Official Symbol EIF2Dprovided by HGNC Official Full Name eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2Dprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:6583 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000143486 MIM:613709; AllianceGenome:HGNC:6583 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as LGTN; HCA56 Summary This gene encodes a translation initiation factor involved in the recruitment and delivery of aminoacyl-tRNAs to the P-site of the eukaryotic ribosome in a GTP-independent manner. This gene was previously referred to as ligatin, but is now known to localize to the cytoplasm and localize and function with translation factors. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2011] Annotation information Note: The name of this locus was changed from ligatin to eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2D based on the gene characterization reported in PMID:20566627. [18 Aug 2011] Expression Ubiquitous expression in ovary (RPKM 12.2), thyroid (RPKM 9.1) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all