5h7u

Structural highlights

Function

EIF3C_YEAST Component of the eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 (eIF-3) complex, which is involved in protein synthesis and, together with other initiation factors, stimulates binding of mRNA and methionyl-tRNAi to the 40S ribosome.^[1]

See Also

• Eukaryotic initiation factor 3D structures

References

1. ↑ Valasek L, Mathew AA, Shin BS, Nielsen KH, Szamecz B, Hinnebusch AG. The yeast eIF3 subunits TIF32/a, NIP1/c, and eIF5 make critical connections with the 40S ribosome in vivo. Genes Dev. 2003 Mar 15;17(6):786-99. PMID:12651896 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/gad.1065403