Synonyms:EIF2D, ENTREZ:1939, HCA56, HGNC:6583, LGTN, MIM:613709, NM_001201478, NM_006893, NP_001188407, NP_008824, XM_005277509, XM_006711196, XM_011509257, XM_011509258, XM_017000530, XM_017000531, XM_017000532, XP_005277566, XP_006711259, XP_011507559, XP_011507560, XP_016856019, XP_016856020, XP_016856021, XR_001737023, XR_921751, eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2D
Omim:OMIM:613709
Id:ENSG00000143486
Hgnc:HGNC:6583
Description:eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2D
This gene encodes a translation initiation factor involved in the recruitment and delivery of aminoacyl-tRNAs to the P-site of the eukaryotic ribosome in a GTP-independent manner. This gene was previously referred to as ligatin, but is now known to localize to the cytoplasm and localize and function with translation factors. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2011]