Prokaryotic Initiation Factor-2

Prokaryotisk initieringsfaktor-2

Engelsk definition

The largest of the three prokaryotic initiation factors with a molecular size of approximately 80 kD. It functions in the transcription initiation process by promoting the binding of formylmethionine-tRNA to the P-site of the 30S ribosome and by preventing the incorrect binding of elongator tRNA to the translation initiation site.

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Engelska synonymer

Initiation Factor-2, Prokaryotic Prokaryotic Initiation Factor 2 infB Gene Product Translational Initiation Factor 2 Initiation Factor-2 Initiation Factor 2 Peptide Initiation Factor 2 Peptide Initiation Factor IF-2 Peptide Initiation Factor IF 2 IF2 Protein infB Protein