Homologous segments in three subunits of the guanine nucleotide exchange factor eIf2B mediate translational regulation by phosphorylation of eIF2

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1298-1313

  Pavitt, Graham D ^a   Yang, Weimin ^a   Hinnebusch, Alan G ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR;

ALPHA CHAIN; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; GENE MUTATION; MAMMAL CELL; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RNA TRANSLATION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; TRANSLATION INITIATION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0031020341     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.17.3.1298     Document Type: Article

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