A newly identified N-terminal amino acid sequence of human eIF4G binds poly(A)-binding protein and functions in poly(A)-dependent translation

EMBO Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 24, 1998, Pages 7480-7489

  Imataka, Hiroaki ^a   Gradi, Alessandra ^a   Sonenberg, Nahum ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4G; Poly(A) binding protein; Poly(A) dependent translation; Translation initiation

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; INITIATION FACTOR; POLYADENYLIC ACID; RNA BINDING PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RNA TRANSLATION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; EUKARYOTIC INITIATION FACTOR-4G; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PEPTIDE INITIATION FACTORS; POLY(A)-BINDING PROTEINS; PRECIPITIN TESTS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0032535452     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.24.7480     Document Type: Article

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