EEF1A2, Official Symbol EEF1A2provided by HGNC Official Full Name eukaryotic translation elongation factor 1 alpha 2provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:3192 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000101210 MIM:602959; AllianceGenome:HGNC:3192 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 HS1; STN; EF1A; STNL; DEE33; MRD38; EEF1AL; EIEE33; EF-1-alpha-2 Summary This gene encodes an isoform of the alpha subunit of the elongation factor-1 complex, which is responsible for the enzymatic delivery of aminoacyl tRNAs to the ribosome. This isoform (alpha 2) is expressed in brain, heart and skeletal muscle, and the other isoform (alpha 1) is expressed in brain, placenta, lung, liver, kidney, and pancreas. This gene may be critical in the development of ovarian cancer. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2014] Expression Biased expression in heart (RPKM 211.2), brain (RPKM 133.2) and 3 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all