Eukaryotic initiation factor eIF2

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 25-29

  Kimball, Scot R ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

EIF2B; EIF5; Phosphorylation; Protein synthesis

Indexed keywords

GUANOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; INITIATION FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA; METHIONINE TRANSFER RNA;

ARTICLE; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RIBOSOME SUBUNIT; RNA TRANSLATION;

ANIMALS; EUKARYOTIC INITIATION FACTOR-2; HUMANS; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; RNA, TRANSFER, MET;

EID: 0033005366     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1357-2725(98)00128-9     Document Type: Article

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