Structural highlights
Function
[ERF1_HUMAN] Directs the termination of nascent peptide synthesis (translation) in response to the termination codons UAA, UAG and UGA. Component of the transient SURF complex which recruits UPF1 to stalled ribosomes in the context of nonsense-mediated decay (NMD) of mRNAs containing premature stop codons.[1]
References
- ↑ Frolova L, Le Goff X, Rasmussen HH, Cheperegin S, Drugeon G, Kress M, Arman I, Haenni AL, Celis JE, Philippe M, et al.. A highly conserved eukaryotic protein family possessing properties of polypeptide chain release factor. Nature. 1994 Dec 15;372(6507):701-3. PMID:7990965 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/372701a0
