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Journal Article
A Retrospective on eIF2A—and Not the Alpha Subunit of eIF2
2020
Overview
Initiation of protein synthesis in eukaryotes is a complex process requiring more than 12 different initiation factors, comprising over 30 polypeptide chains. The functions of many of these factors have been established in great detail; however, the precise role of some of them and their mechanism of action is still not well understood. Eukaryotic initiation factor 2A (eIF2A) is a single chain 65 kDa protein that was initially believed to serve as the functional homologue of prokaryotic IF2, since eIF2A and IF2 catalyze biochemically similar reactions, i.e., they stimulate initiator Met-tRNAi binding to the small ribosomal subunit. However, subsequent identification of a heterotrimeric 126 kDa factor, eIF2 (α,β,γ) showed that this factor, and not eIF2A, was primarily responsible for the binding of Met-tRNAi to 40S subunit in eukaryotes. It was found however, that eIF2A can promote recruitment of Met-tRNAi to 40S/mRNA complexes under conditions of inhibition of eIF2 activity (eIF2α-phosphorylation), or its absence. eIF2A does not function in major steps in the initiation process, but is suggested to act at some minor/alternative initiation events such as re-initiation, internal initiation, or non-AUG initiation, important for translational control of specific mRNAs. This review summarizes our current understanding of the eIF2A structure and function.
Publisher
MDPI AG,MDPI
Subject
/ Carrier Proteins - metabolism
/ Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2 - chemistry
/ Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2 - genetics
/ Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2 - metabolism
/ Humans
/ Mammals
/ Peptide Chain Initiation, Translational
/ Prokaryotic Initiation Factor-2 - chemistry
/ Prokaryotic Initiation Factor-2 - metabolism
/ Proteins
/ Review
/ Structure-Activity Relationship
