EIF2A

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Gene gene Q18047338
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EIF2A

Summary

EIF2A is a gene[1]. EIF2A ranks in the top 2% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • EIF2A's instance of is recorded as gene[3].
  • EIF2A is a type of protein-coding gene[4].
  • EIF2A's HomoloGene ID is recorded as 5969[5].
  • EIF2A's genomic start is recorded as 150546678[6].
  • EIF2A's genomic start is recorded as 150264465[7].
  • EIF2A's genomic end is recorded as 150302029[8].
  • EIF2A's genomic end is recorded as 150586016[9].
  • EIF2A's ortholog is recorded as Eif2a[10].
  • EIF2A's ortholog is recorded as YGR054W[11].
  • EIF2A's ortholog is recorded as Eif2a[12].
  • EIF2A's ortholog is recorded as CG7414[13].
  • EIF2A's ortholog is recorded as eif-2A[14].
  • EIF2A's ortholog is recorded as eif2a[15].
  • EIF2A's encodes is recorded as Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2A[16].
  • EIF2A's found in taxon is recorded as Homo sapiens[17].
  • EIF2A's chromosome is recorded as human chromosome 3[18].
  • EIF2A's strand orientation is recorded as forward strand[19].
  • EIF2A's exact match is recorded as http://identifiers.org/ncbigene/83939[20].
  • EIF2A's cytogenetic location is recorded as 3q25.1[21].
  • EIF2A's expressed in is recorded as secondary oocyte[22].
  • EIF2A's expressed in is recorded as tibialis anterior muscle[23].
  • EIF2A's expressed in is recorded as pancreatic epithelial cell[24].
  • EIF2A's expressed in is recorded as skin of arm[25].
  • EIF2A's expressed in is recorded as body of pancreas[26].
  • EIF2A's expressed in is recorded as Achilles tendon[27].

Why It Matters

EIF2A ranks in the top 2% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month).[2] EIF2A is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Ensembl Release 87. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . HomoloGene build68. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Identifiers.org. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15w ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Found in taxon Homo sapiens
    Chromosome human chromosome 3
    Instance of
    Subclass of protein-coding gene
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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