Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2 |
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| EIF-2 alpha; EIF-2 beta; EIF-2 gamma; EIF-2alpha; EIF-2beta; EIF-2gamma; EIF2; Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2, alpha Subunit; Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2, beta Subunit; Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2, gamma Subunit | |
| Eukaryotic initiation factor of protein synthesis. In higher eukaryotes the factor consists of three subunits: alpha, beta, and gamma. As initiation proceeds, eIF-2 forms a ternary complex with Met-tRNAi and GTP. | |