Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E-1

UniProtKB accession:  Q0GRC4

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UniProtKB description:  Component of the protein complex eIF4F, which is involved in the recognition of the mRNA cap, ATP-dependent unwinding of 5'-terminal secondary structure and recruitment of mRNA to the ribosome (PubMed:15469495, PubMed:21283665). Recognizes and binds the 7-methylguanosine-containing mRNA cap during an early step in the initiation of protein synthesis and facilitates ribosome binding by inducing the unwinding of the mRNAs secondary structures (PubMed:15469495, PubMed:21283665). Key component of recessive resistance to potyviruses (PubMed:15469495, PubMed:17849710, PubMed:21283665, PubMed:24609094).