Translation initiation factor eIF4G1 preferentially binds yeast transcript leaders containing conserved oligo-uridine motifs
Zinshteyn B, Rojas-Duran MF, Gilbert WV. Translation initiation factor eIF4G1 preferentially binds yeast transcript leaders containing conserved oligo-uridine motifs. RNA 2017, 23: 1365-1375. PMID: 28546148, PMCID: PMC5558906, DOI: 10.1261/rna.062059.117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscript leaderEIF4GTranslational controlInitiation factorsRNA sequencesSpecific mRNAsEukaryotic initiation factor 4GRNA-binding preferencesGeneral initiation factorsIntrinsic sequence preferencesImportant cellular functionsCellular stress responseTranslation initiation factorTranslation of mRNAsOrganismal developmentYeast genesRibosome profilingContext-dependent differencesTranslational regulationCellular functionsPreferential translationYeast speciesKey mRNAsGene expressionSequence preference