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EIF4G2

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Summary

EIF4G2 (Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factor 4G2/DAP5) - cap-independent translation regulator involved in cellular stress response, protein homeostasis, neural development, and implicated in Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and neurodegenerative processes through translation control mechanisms

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🧬 Gene Info

Gene Symbol	EIF4G2
Aliases	Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factor 4G2/DAP5
Chromosome	11p15.4
Function	is a member of the eIF4G family of translation initiation factors that plays critical roles in cap-independent translation, cellular stress responses, and neural development.
Primary Expression	various tissues with particularly high levels in the brain
Molecular Weight	175 kDa
Amino Acids	560 aa
UniProt ID	Q9U5Y1
NCBI Gene ID	1982
Ensembl ID	ENSG00000109689
OMIM	604353
GeneCards	EIF4G2
Human Protein Atlas	EIF4G2
Associated Diseases	neurodegeneration
Interactions	GR, HMG20A, RPL27A, RPL32, RPL9
KG Connections	8 knowledge graph edges
Databases	GeneCards HPA STRING

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EIF4G2 Gene

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Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    EIF4G2["EIF4G2"]
    GR["GR"]
    EIF4G2 -->|"interacts with"| GR
    HMG20A["HMG20A"]
    EIF4G2 -->|"interacts with"| HMG20A
    PHD2["PHD2"]
    EIF4G2 -->|"regulates"| PHD2
    HIF_1_["HIF-1alpha"]
    EIF4G2 -->|"regulates"| HIF_1_
    eIF2_["eIF2beta"]
    EIF4G2 -->|"binds"| eIF2_
    RPL9["RPL9"]
    EIF4G2 -->|"interacts with"| RPL9
    RPL27A["RPL27A"]
    EIF4G2 -->|"interacts with"| RPL27A
    RPL32["RPL32"]
    EIF4G2 -->|"interacts with"| RPL32
    neurodegeneration["neurodegeneration"]
    EIF4G2 -->|"implicated in"| neurodegeneration
    style EIF4G2 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0

Outgoing (9)

Target	Relation	Type	Str
mRNA translation	regulates	process	0.90
HIF-1α	regulates	protein	0.80
HMG20A	interacts_with	protein	0.80
PHD2	regulates	gene	0.80
eIF2β	binds	protein	0.80
GR	interacts_with	protein	0.80
RPL32	interacts_with	gene	0.70
RPL27A	interacts_with	gene	0.70
RPL9	interacts_with	gene	0.70

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