| Function | Acts as a component of the translation initiation factor 2B (eIF2B) complex, which catalyzes the exchange of GDP for GTP on eukaryotic initiation factor 2 (eIF2) gamma subunit. Its guanine nucleotide exchange factor activity is repressed when bound to eIF2 complex phosphorylated on the alpha subunit, thereby limiting the amount of methionyl-initiator methionine tRNA available to the ribosome and consequently global translation is repressed. |
| Protein Name | Translation Initiation Factor Eif2b Subunit AlphaEif2b Gdp-Gtp Exchange Factor Subunit Alpha |
| Database Links | Reactome: R-HSA-72731 |
| Cellular Localisation | CytoplasmCytosol |
| Alternative Protein Names | Translation Initiation Factor Eif2b Subunit Alpha proteinEif2b Gdp-Gtp Exchange Factor Subunit Alpha proteinEIF2B1 proteinEIF2BA protein |
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