Eukaryotic translation initiation factors 4G and 4A from Saccharomyces cerevisiae interact physically and functionally

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 5557-5564

  Neff, Carrie L ^a   Sachs, Alan B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INITIATION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CELL VIABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRANSLATION INITIATION;

EUKARYOTA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0032777549     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.19.8.5557     Document Type: Article

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