Chemicals and Drugs

Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-4F

A trimeric peptide initiation factor complex that associates with the 5' MRNA cap structure of RNA (RNA CAPS) and plays an essential role in MRNA TRANSLATION. It is composed of EUKARYOTIC INITIATION FACTOR-4A; EUKARYOTIC INITIATION FACTOR-4E; and EUKARYOTIC INITIATION FACTOR-4G.

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Abstract

A trimeric peptide initiation factor complex that associates with the 5' MRNA cap structure of RNA (RNA CAPS) and plays an essential role in MRNA TRANSLATION. It is composed of EUKARYOTIC INITIATION FACTOR-4A; EUKARYOTIC INITIATION FACTOR-4E; and EUKARYOTIC INITIATION FACTOR-4G.

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  • EIF-4F
  • EIF4F
  • EIF4F Translation Initiation Complex
  • Peptide Initiation Factor EIF-4F
  • Protein Initiation Factor EIF-4F
  • EIF 4F
  • Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 4F
  • Initiation Factor-4F, Eukaryotic
  • Peptide Initiation Factor EIF 4F
  • Protein Initiation Factor EIF 4F
  • EIF-(iso)4F
  • Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-(iso)4F

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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History Note

2003; use EUKARYOTIC INITIATION FACTOR-4F (NM) 1983-2003

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Previous Indexing

  • Peptide Initiation Factors (1983-2002)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-4F. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D039562. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D039562
  2. Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-4F. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eukaryotic_initiation_factor_4F
  3. Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-4F. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17160826