{"symbol":"EIF2B1","synonyms":["EIF2B","EIF2BA"],"name":"eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2B, subunit 1 alpha, 26kDa","description":"This gene encodes one of five subunits of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2B (EIF2B), a GTP exchange factor for eukaryotic initiation factor 2 and an essential regulator for protein synthesis. Mutations in this gene and the genes encoding other EIF2B subunits have been associated with leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2009]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":1967,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/1967","proteins":[{"symbol":"EI2BA_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/EI2BA_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[]}