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'''Eukaryotic initiation factors''' (EIF) are involved in the initiation of protein translation.  They form a complex with the small subunit of the ribosome and Met-tRNA which scans the mRNA and recognizes the initiation codon AUG.  
'''Eukaryotic initiation factors''' (EIF) are involved in the initiation of protein translation.  They form a complex with the small subunit of the ribosome and Met-tRNA which scans the mRNA and recognizes the initiation codon AUG.