4V6X193813629ENSG00000167658ENSMUSG00000034994P13639P58252NM_001961NM_007907NP_001952NP_031933Eukaryotic elongation factor 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the EEF2 gene.

It is the archaeal and eukaryotic counterpart of bacterial EF-G.[5][6][7][8] This gene encodes a member of the GTP-binding translation elongation factor family.

[7] aEF2/eEF2 found in most archaea and eukaryotes, including humans, contains a post translationally modified histidine diphthamide.

[9] The inactivation of EF-2 by toxins inhibits protein production in the host, causing symptoms due to loss of function in affected cells.

This article on a gene on human chromosome 19 is a stub.