Elongation factor 2 (EF-2), also encoded by EFT1; catalyzes ribosomal translocation during protein synthesis; contains diphthamide, the unique posttranslationally modified histidine residue specifically ADP-ribosylated by diphtheria toxin; EFT2 has a paralog, EFT1, that arose from the whole genome duplication [Source:SGD;Acc:S000002793]

Chromosome IV: 1,243,230-1,245,758 forward strand.

R64-1-1:BK006938.2

This gene has 1 transcript (splice variant), 315 orthologues, 1 paralogue and is a member of 2 Ensembl protein families.

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