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EIF4B

1WI8, 2J76197575705ENSG00000063046ENSMUSG00000058655P23588Q8BGD9NM_001300821NM_001417NM_018507NM_001330654NM_145625NP_001287750NP_001317583NP_001408NP_663600Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4B is a protein that in humans is encoded by the EIF4B gene.1wi8: Solution structure of the RNA binding domain of eukaryotic initiation factor 4B Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4B is a protein that in humans is encoded by the EIF4B gene. eIF4B has been shown to interact with and stimulate the activity of eIF4A and bind to the eIF3 complex through the eIF3A subunit. This interaction results in the recruitment of the eukaryotic small ribosomal subunit (40S) to the mRNA which will in turn set the stage for the later steps leading to elongation.

[ "Eukaryotic translation", "PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway", "Ribosome", "Translation (biology)" ]
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