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Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2B MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2B
Tree Number(s)
D12.644.360.325.300.050
D12.776.476.325.300.050
D12.776.835.725.868.374
Unique ID
D020717
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020717
Scope Note
A guanine nucleotide exchange factor that acts to restore EUKARYOTIC INITIATION FACTOR-2 to its GTP bound form.
Entry Term(s)
EIF-2B
EIF2B
EIF2B-alpha
EIF2B-beta
EIF2B-delta
EIF2B-epsilon
EIF2B-gamma
EIF2B1
Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2B, alpha Subunit
Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2B, beta Subunit
Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2B, delta Subunit
Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2B, epsilon Subunit
Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2B, gamma Subunit
Eukaryotic Peptide Initiation Factor-2B
Peptide Initiation Factor EIF-2B
Registry Numbers
0
Previous Indexing
Proteins (1983-1999)
See Also
Leukoencephalopathies
Public MeSH Note
2003; see EIF-2B 2000-2002; EIF-2B was indexed under PROTEINS 1992-1999
History Note
2003(2000); use EUKARYOTIC INITIATION FACTOR-2B (NM) 1992-1999
Date Introduced
2000/01/01
Last Updated
2015/06/22
Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2B Preferred
Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2B, alpha Subunit Narrower
Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2B, beta Subunit Narrower
Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2B, delta Subunit Narrower
Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2B, epsilon Subunit Narrower
Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2B, gamma Subunit Narrower
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