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. 1996 Dec;16(12):6859-69.
doi: 10.1128/MCB.16.12.6859.

Canonical eukaryotic initiation factors determine initiation of translation by internal ribosomal entry

T V Pestova  1 , C U Hellen, I N Shatsky
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Canonical eukaryotic initiation factors determine initiation of translation by internal ribosomal entry

T V Pestova et al. Mol Cell Biol. 1996 Dec.

Abstract

Translation of picornavirus RNA is initiated after ribosomal binding to an internal ribosomal entry site (IRES) within the 5' untranslated region. We have reconstituted IRES-mediated initiation on encephalomyocarditis virus RNA from purified components and used primer extension analysis to confirm the fidelity of 48S preinitiation complex formation. Eukaryotic initiation factor 2 (eIF2), eIF3, and eIF4F were required for initiation; eIF4B and to a lesser extent the pyrimidine tract-binding protein stimulated this process. We show that eIF4F binds to the IRES in a novel cap-independent manner and suggest that cap- and IRES-dependent initiation mechanisms utilize different modes of interaction with this factor to promote ribosomal attachment to mRNA.

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