Analysis of the isoform of Xenopus euakryotic translation initiation factor 4E

Authors
Wakiyama, M Suzuki, A Saigoh, M Sakai, N Miyoshi, H Kojima, S Miura, K
Citation
M. Wakiyama et al., Analysis of the isoform of Xenopus euakryotic translation initiation factor 4E, BIOS BIOT B, 65(1), 2001, pp. 232-235
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Agricultural Chemistry","Biochemistry & Biophysics
Journal title
BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
ISSN journal
09168451 → ACNP
Volume
65
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
232 - 235
Database
ISI
SICI code
0916-8451(200101)65:1<232:AOTIOX>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
We have found two isoforms of the eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E (eIF4E) in Xenopus laevis. These proteins differ in length by 18 amino a cids. Overexpression of either of the two eIF4E proteins modestly increase translation in Xenopus oocytes. The results suggest that both of these two isoforms function in translation.