Selective stimulation of translation of leaderless mRNA by initiation factor 2: Evolutionary implications for translation

EMBO Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 15, 2000, Pages 4101-4110

  Grill, Sonja ^a   Gualerzi, Claudio O ^b   Londei, Paola ^c,d   Bläsi, Udo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Evolution; IF2; Initiator tRNA; Leaderless mRNA; Translation initiation

Indexed keywords

INITIATION FACTOR 2; MESSENGER RNA; METHIONINE TRANSFER RNA; RNA BINDING PROTEIN;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTE; EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; RIBOSOME; START CODON; TRANSLATION INITIATION;

ARCHAEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0034254538     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/19.15.4101     Document Type: Article

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