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Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2
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Definition
: Eukaryotic initiation factor of protein synthesis. In higher eukaryotes the factor consists of three subunits: alpha, beta, and gamma. As initiation proceeds, eIF-2 forms a ternary complex with Met-tRNAi and GTP.
Other names
Peptide Initiation Factor EIF-
2; EIF-
2; Peptide Initiation Factor EIF 2; Initiation Factor-
2, Eukaryotic; Eukaryotic Peptide Initiation Factor 2; Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 2, gamma Subunit; Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 2, beta Subunit; Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 2, alpha Subunit; Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 2; EIF 2gamma; EIF 2beta; EIF 2alpha; EIF 2 gamma; EIF 2 beta; EIF 2 alpha; Eukaryotic Peptide Initiation Factor-
2; EIF 2; Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-
2, gamma Subunit; Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-
2, beta Subunit; Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-
2, alpha Subunit
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eukaryotic initiation factor-
2 alpha, Toxoplasma gondii
0
*Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2.
Biochem J 2004 Jun 1;380(Pt 2):523-31
FUN12 protein, S cerevisiae
0
*Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2
*Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins.
Rps16 protein, human
0
*Ribosomal Proteins
Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2.
Blood 2001 Jan 15;97(2):579-80
Gerp95 protein, rat
0
*Membrane Proteins
*Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2.
Mol Biol Cell 1999 Oct;10(10):3357-72
eIF-
2 Met-
tRNA(f)(met) GDPCP
0
*RNA, Transfer, Amino Acyl
*Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2.
FEBS Lett 1980;113(1):125