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Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-4E
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Definition
: A peptide initiation factor that binds specifically to the 5' MRNA CAP STRUCTURE of MRNA in the CYTOPLASM. It is a component of the trimeric complex EIF4F.
Other names
Peptide Initiation Factor EIF 4E; Initiation Factor-
4E, Eukaryotic; Factor-
4E, Eukaryotic Initiation; Eukaryotic Peptide Initiation Factor 4E; Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 4E; Eukaryotic Peptide Initiation Factor-
4E; CDC33 Gene Product; EIF 4E; EIF4E; Peptide Initiation Factor EIF-
4E; EIF-
4E
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eIF4E-
1,2 protein, Drosophila
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*Drosophila Proteins
*Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-4E.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2008 Oct 3;374(4):758-62
4EHP protein, Drosophila
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*Drosophila Proteins
*Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-4E.
Cell 2005 May 6;121(3):411-23
eIF4E protein, S pombe
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*Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins
*Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-4E.
EMBO Rep 2004 Mar;5(3):311-6
EIF4E2 protein, human
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*RNA Cap-Binding Proteins
Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-4E.
J Biol Chem 1998 May 22;273(21):13104-9