Summary

Name EIF3G
Full Name Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit G
Synonyms eIF3g, Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 RNA-binding subunit, eIF-3 RNA-binding subunit, Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit 4, eIF-3-delta, eIF3 p42, eIF3 p44 | EIF3S4
Primary ID O75821
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Type protein
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Function RNA-binding component of the eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 (eIF-3) complex, which is required for several steps in the initiation of protein synthesis (PubMed:17581632, PubMed:25849773, PubMed:27462815). The eIF-3 complex associates with the 40S ribosome and facilitates the recruitment of eIF-1, eIF-1A, eIF-2:GTP:methionyl-tRNAi and eIF-5 to form the 43S pre-initiation complex (43S PIC). The eIF-3 complex stimulates mRNA recruitment to the 43S PIC and scanning of the mRNA for AUG recognition. The eIF-3 complex is also required for disassembly and recycling of post-termination ribosomal complexes and subsequently prevents premature joining of the 40S and 60S ribosomal subunits prior to initiation (PubMed:17581632). The eIF-3 complex specifically targets and initiates translation of a subset of mRNAs involved in cell proliferation, including cell cycling, differentiation and apoptosis, and uses different modes of RNA stem-loop binding to exert either translational activation or repression (PubMed:25849773). This subunit can bind 18S rRNA.

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Regulator Mechanism target score
+ form complex img/form-complex.png binding EIF3_complex 0.934
Publications: 1 Organism: In Vitro