Yeast Ded1 promotes 48S translation pre-initiation complex assembly in an mRNA-specific and eIF4F-dependent manner

DEAD-box RNA helicase Ded1 is thought to resolve secondary structures in mRNA 5'-untranslated regions (5'-UTRs) that impede 48S preinitiation complex (PIC) formation at the initiation codon. We reconstituted Ded1 acceleration of 48S PIC assembly on native mRNAs in a pure system, and recapi...

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Main Authors: Neha Gupta, Jon R Lorsch, Alan G Hinnebusch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2018-10-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/38892