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Functional analysis of seven genes encoding eight translation initiation factor 4E (eIF4E) isoforms in Drosophila.
Mechanisms of development - 1 Apr 2005
Hernández Greco, Altmann Michael, Sierra José Manuel, Urlaub Henning, Diez del Corral Ruth, Schwartz Peter, Rivera-Pomar Rolando
Abstract excerpt
The Drosophila genome-sequencing project has revealed a total of seven genes encoding eight eukaryotic initiation factor 4E (eIF4E) isoforms. Four of them (eIF4E-1,2, eIF4E-3, eIF4E-4 and eIF4E-5) share exon/intron structure in their carboxy-terminal part and form a cluster in the genome. All eIF4E isoforms bind to the cap (m7GpppN) structure. All of them, except eIF4E-6 and eIF4E-8 were able to interact with...
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