5t48

Crystal structure of the D. melanogaster eIF4E-eIF4G complex without lateral contactCrystal structure of the D. melanogaster eIF4E-eIF4G complex without lateral contact

Structural highlights

5t48 is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Drosophila melanogaster. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:	X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2.19Å
Ligands:
Resources:	FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

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

↑ 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

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OCA

[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

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