EIF2B2, Official Symbol EIF2B2provided by HGNC Official Full Name eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2B subunit betaprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:3258 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000119718 MIM:606454; AllianceGenome:HGNC:3258 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 VWM2; EIF2B; EIF2Bbeta; EIF-2Bbeta Summary This gene encodes the beta subunit of eukaryotic initiation factor-2B (EIF2B). EIF2B is involved in protein synthesis and exchanges GDP and GTP for its activation and deactivation. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2011] Expression Ubiquitous expression in thyroid (RPKM 32.7), adrenal (RPKM 18.1) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all