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Eif4a2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Eif4a2
  • Name
    eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4A2
  • Synonyms
    4833432N07Rik, BM-010, Ddx2b, Eif4
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:106906
    NCBI Gene: 13682
  • Alliance
    gene page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    4 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr16:22926194-22932886 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 16, 13.93 cM
  • Mapping Data
    3 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    48 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
  • RFLP
    1
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_106906
 protein coding gene Chr16:22924846-22932886 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0022678
 protein coding gene Chr16:20668367-20675800 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0022640
 protein coding gene Chr16:19675600-19681710 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0022614
 protein coding gene Chr16:20519105-20524854 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0022645
 protein coding gene Chr16:19882618-19888852 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0022409
 protein coding gene Chr16:20637961-20645054 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0023094
 protein coding gene Chr16:21154129-21175042 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0020612
 protein coding gene Chr16:20311695-20317694 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0021938
 protein coding gene Chr16:20611365-20617747 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0022380
 protein coding gene Chr16:22022581-22028495 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0022512
 protein coding gene Chr16:19636149-19642347 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0022488
 protein coding gene Chr16:19630346-19636833 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0022580
 protein coding gene Chr16:20460154-20469577 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0022507
 protein coding gene Chr16:21561452-21567835 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0023106
 protein coding gene Chr16:20466852-20475533 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0021677
 protein coding gene Chr16:19904872-19912427 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0021508
 protein coding gene Chr16:20204448-20210816 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0021982
 protein coding gene Chr16:20413605-20421010 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    EIF4A2, eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4A2
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    EIF4A2, eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4A2
  • Synonyms
    BM-010, DDX2B, EIF4A, eIF-4A-II, eIF4A-II, EIF4F, NEDHSS
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 1974
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q14240
    UniProt: Q14240

  • Chr Location
    3q27.3; chr3:186783205-186789897 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with human EIF4A2 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    12 phenotype references
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    13
  • GO References
    8
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
non-membrane-bounded organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
Click cells to view annotations.
Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
    719
  • Tissues
    12
  • cDNA Data
    15
  • Literature Summary
    4
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic ENSMUSG00000022884 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 6693 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript ENSMUST00000023599 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 2208 Not Applicable  
polypeptide ENSMUSP00000023599 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 407 Not Applicable  
For the selected sequence
Protein
Information
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  • UniProt
    7 Sequences
  • Protein Ontology
    PR:000006987 eukaryotic initiation factor 4A-II
    (term hierarchy)
  • EC
    3.6.4.13
  • InterPro Domains
    IPR000629 ATP-dependent RNA helicase DEAD-box, conserved site
    IPR044728 ATP-dependent RNA helicase eIF4A, DEAD-box helicase domain
    IPR011545 DEAD/DEAH box helicase domain
    IPR001650 Helicase, C-terminal domain-like
    IPR014001 Helicase superfamily 1/2, ATP-binding domain
    IPR027417 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase
    IPR014014 RNA helicase, DEAD-box type, Q motif
Molecular
Reagents
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  • All nucleic 20
    Genomic 2
    cDNA 15
    Primer pair 1
    Other 2

    Microarray probesets 3
Other
Accession IDs
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MGD-MRK-35367, MGD-MRK-9336, MGI:2442677
References
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  • Summaries
    All 50
    Developmental Gene Expression 4
    Gene Ontology 8
    Phenotypes 12
  • Earliest
    J:9356 Nielsen PJ, et al., The mouse protein synthesis initiation factor 4A gene family includes two related functional genes which are differentially expressed. EMBO J. 1988 Jul;7(7):2097-105
  • Latest
    J:343470 Kim SH, et al., The mRNA translation initiation factor eIF4G1 controls mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation, axonal morphogenesis, and memory. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023 Jun 20;120(25):e2300008120
Contributing Projects:
Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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