Elongation Factor 2 (EEF2) ELISA Kit for Mouse

This gene encodes a member of the GTP-binding translation elongation factor family. This protein is an essential factor for protein synthesis. It promotes the GTP-dependent translocation of the nascent protein chain from the A-site to the P-site of the ribosome. This protein is completely inactivated by EF-2 kinase phosporylation. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

EEF2: a member of the GTP-binding translation elongation factor family. An essential factor for protein synthesis. Promotes the GTP-dependent translocation of the nascent protein chain from the A-site to the P-site of the ribosome. This protein is completely inactivated by eEF2 kinase phosphorylation. eEF2 kinase is normally dependent on Ca2+ ions and calmodulin. eEF2 kinase can also be activated by PKA in response to elevated cAMP levels, which are generally increased in stress- or starvation-related conditions. A variety of treatments known to raise intracellular Ca2+ or cAMP levels have been shown to result in increased phosphorylation of eEF2, and thus to inhibit peptide-chain elongation.

Protein type: Translation elongation; Translation

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 19p13.3

Cellular Component: cytoplasm; cytosol; lipid raft; membrane; nucleus; plasma membrane; polysomal ribosome; ribonucleoprotein complex

Molecular Function: 5S rRNA binding; actin filament binding; GTP binding; GTPase activity; p53 binding; protein binding; protein kinase binding; ribosome binding; translation elongation factor activity

Biological Process: aging; cellular protein metabolic process; gene expression; glial cell proliferation; hemopoietic progenitor cell differentiation; peptidyl-diphthamide biosynthetic process from peptidyl-histidine; positive regulation of translation; post-translational protein modification; response to estradiol stimulus; response to ethanol; response to fluoxetine; response to folic acid; response to hydrogen peroxide; skeletal muscle contraction; translation; translational elongation

Disease: Spinocerebellar Ataxia 26