9avr

Structural highlights

Function

IF4A1_HUMAN ATP-dependent RNA helicase which is a subunit of the eIF4F complex involved in cap recognition and is required for mRNA binding to ribosome. In the current model of translation initiation, eIF4A unwinds RNA secondary structures in the 5'-UTR of mRNAs which is necessary to allow efficient binding of the small ribosomal subunit, and subsequent scanning for the initiator codon.^{[1] [2]}

References

1. ↑ Loh PG, Yang HS, Walsh MA, Wang Q, Wang X, Cheng Z, Liu D, Song H. Structural basis for translational inhibition by the tumour suppressor Pdcd4. EMBO J. 2009 Feb 4;28(3):274-85. Epub 2009 Jan 15. PMID:19153607 doi:10.1038/emboj.2008.278
2. ↑ Chang JH, Cho YH, Sohn SY, Choi JM, Kim A, Kim YC, Jang SK, Cho Y. Crystal structure of the eIF4A-PDCD4 complex. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Feb 9. PMID:19204291