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Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-4E

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Definition: A peptide initiation factor that binds specifically to the 5' MRNA CAP STRUCTURE of MRNA in the CYTOPLASM. It is a component of the trimeric complex EIF4F.      Other names Peptide Initiation Factor EIF 4E; Initiation Factor-4E, Eukaryotic; Factor-4E, Eukaryotic Initiation; Eukaryotic Peptide Initiation Factor 4E; Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 4E; Eukaryotic Peptide Initiation Factor-4E; CDC33 Gene Product; EIF 4E; EIF4E; Peptide Initiation Factor EIF-4E; EIF-4E
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
eIF4E-1,2 protein, Drosophila  0   *Drosophila Proteins *Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-4E. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2008 Oct 3;374(4):758-62
4EHP protein, Drosophila  0   *Drosophila Proteins *Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-4E. Cell 2005 May 6;121(3):411-23
eIF4E protein, S pombe  0   *Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins *Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-4E. EMBO Rep 2004 Mar;5(3):311-6
EIF4E2 protein, human  0   *RNA Cap-Binding Proteins Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-4E. J Biol Chem 1998 May 22;273(21):13104-9

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