4uec

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complex of d. melanogaster EIF4E with EIF4G and CAP analogcomplex of d. melanogaster EIF4E with EIF4G and CAP analog

Structural highlights

4uec is a 3 chain structure. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Ligands:
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Function

[IF4E_DROME] Recognizes and binds the 7-methylguanosine-containing mRNA cap during an early step in the initiation of protein synthesis and facilitates ribosome binding by inducing the unwinding of the mRNAs secondary structures.[1]

References

  1. Lavoie CA, Lachance PE, Sonenberg N, Lasko P. Alternatively spliced transcripts from the Drosophila eIF4E gene produce two different Cap-binding proteins. J Biol Chem. 1996 Jul 5;271(27):16393-8. PMID:8663200

4uec, resolution 2.40Å

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