eif-2alpha [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Predicted to enable ribosome binding activity and translation initiation factor activity. Predicted to be involved in translational initiation. Predicted to be part of eukaryotic 48S preinitiation complex and eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 complex. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Alzheimer's disease. Is an ortholog of human EIF2S1 (eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 subunit alpha).