Eef2 eukaryotic translation elongation factor 2 [ Mus musculus (house mouse) ]
Source: NCBI Gene (ID 13629)
Source: NCBI Gene (ID 13629)
Symbol: Eef2
Full name: eukaryotic translation elongation factor 2
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: VALIDATED
Organism: Mus musculus
Also known as: Ef-2
Summary: Enables GTPase activity. Acts upstream of or within hematopoietic progenitor cell differentiation and translational elongation. Located in cytoplasm. Part of polysome. Is active in synapse. Is expressed in brain. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in glaucoma and spinocerebellar ataxia type 26. Orthologous to human EEF2 (eukaryotic translation elongation factor 2). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]
Expression: Ubiquitous expression in ovary adult (RPKM 1248.0), colon adult (RPKM 810.0) and 28 other tissues
Orthologs: human
Gene size: 5879bp
Exon count: 14