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Facts about Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4B.
Binds close to the 5'- terminal cap of mRNA in existence of EIF-4F and ATP. Promotes the ATPase activity as well as the ATP-dependent RNA unwinding activity of both EIF4-A and EIF4-F.
Human | |
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Gene Name: | EIF4B |
Uniprot: | P23588 |
Entrez: | 1975 |
Belongs to: |
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No superfamily |
Eif4a2; eIF4B; EIF-4B; eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4B; PRO1843
Mass (kDA):
69.151 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 12q13.13 |
Sequence: | 12; NC_000012.12 (53006456..53042215) |
PMID: 2390971 by Milburn S.C., et al. Cloning and expression of eukaryotic initiation factor 4B cDNA: sequence determination identifies a common RNA recognition motif.
PMID: 8139536 by Methot N., et al. The translation initiation factor eIF-4B contains an RNA-binding region that is distinct and independent from its ribonucleoprotein consensus sequence.