Identification of domains and residues within the ε subunit of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2B (eIF2Bε) required for guanine nucleotide exchange reveals a novel activation function promoted by eIF2B complex formation

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 3965-3976

  Gomez, Edith ^a   Pavitt, Graham D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR; GUANOSINE DIPHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CATALYSIS; FUNGUS MUTATION; GENE DELETION; MISSENSE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; NONSENSE MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRANSLATION INITIATION; TRANSLATION REGULATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CATALYSIS; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; EUKARYOTIC INITIATION FACTOR-2; EUKARYOTIC INITIATION FACTOR-2B; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTORS; GUANOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS; PEPTIDE CHAIN INITIATION, TRANSLATIONAL; RATS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0034024628     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.20.11.3965-3976.2000     Document Type: Article

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