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Character profile for EIF2B1
Accessible text equivalent of the visual Iconoplasm character card.
- Gene identity
- EIF2B1 — eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2B subunit alpha
- Card color mapping
- Hex color: #837E79 → Card color name: Medium Grey
- Letter-to-hue mapping
- Letter: E → Hue: gold
- HPA tau-to-vibrance mapping
- HPA tau: 0.13 → Character vibrance: low vibrance
- gnomAD LOEUF-to-shade mapping
- gnomAD LOEUF: 1.06 → Character shade: mid shade
- Emulsion number
- A1-1287
- Gene family-to-character trait mapping
- Gene family: EIF → Character family trait: Third eye on forehead
- Molecular category-to-character sex mapping
- Molecular category: soluble → Character sex: female
- First-noted-to-character-age mapping
- First noted: 1991 → Character age: 29 y.o.
- Molecular-mass-to-character-mass mapping
- Molecular mass: 34 kDa → Character mass: 34 kg
- PFAM-clan-to-character-aesthetic mapping
- PFAM clan: NADP Rossmann → Character aesthetic: Safari Chic
- Molecular-alignment-to-character-alignment mapping
- Molecular alignment: tumor suppressor → Character alignment: pro-control
full name
eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2B subunit alphagene name
EIF2B1
eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2B subunit alpha
ICONOPLASM HUMAN GENE REGISTRY / ACCESSION SHEET 03
family trait
Third eye on forehead
qc
pending review
field notes
category
female
first noted
1991
29 y.o.
mass
34kDakg
pfam clans
NADP Rossmann
Safari Chic
alignment
pro-control
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