EEF1B2, Official Symbol EEF1B2provided by HGNC Official Full Name eukaryotic translation elongation factor 1 beta 2provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:3208 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000114942 MIM:600655; AllianceGenome:HGNC:3208 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 EF1B; EEF1B; EEF1B1 Summary This gene encodes a translation elongation factor. The protein is a guanine nucleotide exchange factor involved in the transfer of aminoacylated tRNAs to the ribosome. Alternative splicing results in three transcript variants which differ only in the 5' UTR. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Ubiquitous expression in bone marrow (RPKM 282.5), lymph node (RPKM 249.8) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all