Macromolecular mimicry in translation initiation: A model for the initiation factor IF2 on the ribosome

IUBMB Life

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 347-354

  Palacios Moreno, J M ^a   Sorensen H P ^a   Mortensen, K K ^a   Sperling Petersen, H U ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

IF2; Initiation factor; Macromolecular mimicry; Protein synthesis; Protein RNA interactions; Ribosome binding; tRNA like

Indexed keywords

INITIATION FACTOR 1; INITIATION FACTOR 2;

BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BINDING SITE; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; RIBOSOME; TRANSLATION INITIATION;

EUKARYOTIC INITIATION FACTOR-1; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; PEPTIDE INITIATION FACTORS; PROKARYOTIC INITIATION FACTOR-2; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RIBOSOMES; RNA, TRANSFER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0012421098     PISSN: 15216543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/152165400300089330     Document Type: Review

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