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[[http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/IF4E_DROME 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.<ref>PMID:8663200</ref> | [[http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/IF4E_DROME 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.<ref>PMID:8663200</ref> | ||
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| + | == Publication Abstract from PubMed == | ||
| + | Eukaryotic initiation factor 4G (eIF4G) plays a central role in translation initiation through its interactions with the cap-binding protein eIF4E. This interaction is a major drug target for repressing translation and is naturally regulated by 4E-binding proteins (4E-BPs). 4E-BPs and eIF4G compete for binding to the eIF4E dorsal surface via a shared canonical 4E-binding motif, but also contain auxiliary eIF4E-binding sequences, which were assumed to contact non-overlapping eIF4E surfaces. However, it is unknown how metazoan eIF4G auxiliary sequences bind eIF4E. Here, we describe crystal structures of human and Drosophila melanogaster eIF4E-eIF4G complexes, which unexpectedly reveal that the eIF4G auxiliary sequences bind to the lateral surface of eIF4E, using a similar mode to that of 4E-BPs. Our studies provide a molecular model of the eIF4E-eIF4G complex, shed light on the competition mechanism of 4E-BPs, and enable the rational design of selective eIF4G inhibitors to dampen dysregulated translation in disease. | ||
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| + | The Structures of eIF4E-eIF4G Complexes Reveal an Extended Interface to Regulate Translation Initiation.,Gruner S, Peter D, Weber R, Wohlbold L, Chung MY, Weichenrieder O, Valkov E, Igreja C, Izaurralde E Mol Cell. 2016 Oct 19. pii: S1097-2765(16)30569-X. doi:, 10.1016/j.molcel.2016.09.020. PMID:27773676<ref>PMID:27773676</ref> | ||
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| + | From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br> | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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Revision as of 10:58, 2 November 2016
Crystal structure of the D. melanogaster eIF4E-eIF4G complex without lateral contact
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