Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5 is a
protein
Proteins are large biomolecules and macromolecules that comprise one or more long chains of amino acid residues. Proteins perform a vast array of functions within organisms, including catalysing metabolic reactions, DNA replication, respo ...
that in humans is encoded by the ''EIF5''
gene
In biology, the word gene (from , ; "...Wilhelm Johannsen coined the word gene to describe the Mendelian units of heredity..." meaning ''generation'' or ''birth'' or ''gender'') can have several different meanings. The Mendelian gene is a ba ...
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EIF5 is a
GTPase-activating protein GTPase-activating proteins or GTPase-accelerating proteins (GAPs) are a family of regulatory proteins whose members can bind to activated G proteins and stimulate their GTPase activity, with the result of terminating the signaling event. GAPs are a ...
.
References
External links
Cap-dependent translation initiationfrom Nature Reviews Microbiology. A good image and overview of the function of initiation factors
PDBe-KBprovides an overview of all the structure information available in the PDB for Human Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5 (EIF5)
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