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... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Ribosomal Proteins > Peptide Initiation Factors > Eukaryotic Initiation Factors > Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-1

Preferred term

Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-1  

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  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • EIF-1
  • Eukaryotic Peptide Initiation Factor 1
  • Eukaryotic Peptide Initiation Factor-1
  • Peptide Initiation Factor EIF 1
  • Peptide Initiation Factor EIF-1

Scope note

  • A eukaryotic initiation factor that binds to 40S ribosomal subunits. Although initially considered a "non-essential" factor for eukaryotic transcription initiation, eukaryotic initiation factor-1 is now thought to play an important role in localizing RIBOSOMES at the initiation codon of MRNA.

History note

  • 2003(1990)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D015977

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