The scanning mechanism of eukaryotic translation initiation

AG Hinnebusch - Annual review of biochemistry, 2014 - annualreviews.org
In eukaryotes, the translation initiation codon is generally identified by the scanning
mechanism, wherein every triplet in the messenger RNA leader is inspected for …

The mechanism of eukaryotic translation initiation: new insights and challenges

AG Hinnebusch, JR Lorsch - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2012 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Translation initiation in eukaryotes is a highly regulated and complex stage of gene
expression. It requires the action of at least 12 initiation factors, many of which are known to …

Targeting the eIF4F translation initiation complex: a critical nexus for cancer development

J Pelletier, J Graff, D Ruggero, N Sonenberg - Cancer research, 2015 - AACR
Elevated protein synthesis is an important feature of many cancer cells and often arises as a
consequence of increased signaling flux channeled to eukaryotic initiation factor 4F (eIF4F) …

A mechanistic overview of translation initiation in eukaryotes

CE Aitken, JR Lorsch - Nature structural & molecular biology, 2012 - nature.com
Translation initiation in eukaryotes is a complex and highly regulated process requiring the
action of at least 12 protein factors. The pathway is distinguished by the formation of a pre …

YB‐1 protein: functions and regulation

DN Lyabin, IA Eliseeva… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The Y‐box binding protein 1 (YB‐1, YBX1) is a member of the family of DNA‐and RNA‐
binding proteins with an evolutionarily ancient and conserved cold shock domain. It falls into …

N1-methyl-pseudouridine in mRNA enhances translation through eIF2α-dependent and independent mechanisms by increasing ribosome density

YV Svitkin, YM Cheng, T Chakraborty… - Nucleic acids …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Certain chemical modifications confer increased stability and low immunogenicity to in vitro
transcribed mRNAs, thereby facilitating expression of therapeutically important proteins …

Molecular mechanism of scanning and start codon selection in eukaryotes

AG Hinnebusch - Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
The correct translation of mRNA depends critically on the ability to initiate at the right AUG
codon. For most mRNAs in eukaryotic cells, this is accomplished by the scanning …

Y-box-binding protein 1 (YB-1) and its functions

IA Eliseeva, ER Kim, SG Guryanov… - Biochemistry …, 2011 - Springer
This review describes the structure and functions of Y-box binding protein 1 (YB-1) and its
homologs. Interactions of YB-1 with DNA, mRNAs, and proteins are considered. Data on the …

Cap and cap‐binding proteins in the control of gene expression

I Topisirovic, YV Svitkin, N Sonenberg… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The 5′ mRNA cap structure is essential for efficient gene expression from yeast to human. It
plays a critical role in all aspects of the life cycle of an mRNA molecule. Capping occurs co …

YB-1 regulates tiRNA-induced Stress Granule formation but not translational repression

SM Lyons, C Achorn, NL Kedersha… - Nucleic acids …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Stress-induced angiogenin (ANG)-mediated tRNA cleavage promotes a cascade of
cellular events that starts with production of tRNA-derived stress-induced RNAs (tiRNAs) …