Featured Publications
Position of eukaryotic initiation factor eIF5B on the 80S ribosome mapped by directed hydroxyl radical probing
Unbehaun A, Marintchev A, Lomakin IB, Didenko T, Wagner G, Hellen C, Pestova TV. Position of eukaryotic initiation factor eIF5B on the 80S ribosome mapped by directed hydroxyl radical probing. The EMBO Journal 2007, 26: 3109-3123. PMID: 17568775, PMCID: PMC1914099, DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7601751.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
Position of the CrPV IRES on the 40S subunit and factor dependence of IRES/80S ribosome assembly
Pestova TV, Lomakin IB, Hellen CU. Position of the CrPV IRES on the 40S subunit and factor dependence of IRES/80S ribosome assembly. EMBO Reports 2004, 5: 906-913. PMID: 15332113, PMCID: PMC1299141, DOI: 10.1038/sj.embor.7400240.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
Eukaryotic Initiation Factors 4G and 4A Mediate Conformational Changes Downstream of the Initiation Codon of the Encephalomyocarditis Virus Internal Ribosomal Entry Site
Kolupaeva VG, Lomakin IB, Pestova TV, Hellen CU. Eukaryotic Initiation Factors 4G and 4A Mediate Conformational Changes Downstream of the Initiation Codon of the Encephalomyocarditis Virus Internal Ribosomal Entry Site. Molecular And Cellular Biology 2003, 23: 687-698. PMID: 12509466, PMCID: PMC151537, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.23.2.687-698.2003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateBase SequenceBinding SitesCodon, InitiatorEncephalomyocarditis virusEscherichia coliEukaryotic Initiation Factor-4AEukaryotic Initiation Factor-4GGene DeletionModels, BiologicalModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataPlasmidsProtein BindingProtein BiosynthesisProtein ConformationProtein Structure, SecondaryProtein Structure, TertiaryRibosomesRNASequence Homology, Nucleic AcidConceptsInternal ribosome entry siteEukaryotic initiation factor 2EIF4GCentral domainEukaryotic initiation factor 4GConformational changesInitiation factor 2K domainRibosome binding siteInitiation of translationInternal ribosomal entry siteEntry siteExtensive conformational rearrangementsThree-way helical junctionInitiation codon AUGRibosome entry siteEncephalomyocarditis virus internal ribosomal entry siteEncephalomyocarditis virus (EMCV) mRNAInitiation codonRibosomal complexesC-terminusIRES functionProductive bindingCodon AUGN-terminus