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Dissociation of eIF1 from the 40S ribosomal subunit is a key step in start codon selection in vivo.
Genes & development - 15 May 2007
Cheung Yuen-Nei, Maag David, Mitchell Sarah F, Fekete Christie A, Algire Mikkel A, Takacs Julie E, Shirokikh Nikolay, Pestova Tatyana, Lorsch Jon R, Hinnebusch Alan G
Abstract excerpt
Selection of the AUG start codon is a key step in translation initiation requiring hydrolysis of GTP in the eIF2*GTP*Met-tRNA(i)(Met) ternary complex (TC) and subsequent P(i) release from eIF2*GDP*P(i). It is thought that eIF1 prevents recognition of non-AUGs by promoting scanning and blocking P(i) release at non-AUG codons. We show that Sui(-) mutations in Saccharomyces cerevisiae eIF1, which increase initiation...
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