The large subunit of initiation factor aIF2 is a close structural homologue of elongation factors.
Schmitt, E., Blanquet, S., Mechulam, Y.(2002) EMBO J. 21: 1821-1832
- PubMed: 11927566 
- DOI: 10.1093/emboj/21.7.1821
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
- PubMed Abstract: 
The heterotrimeric factor e/aIF2 plays a central role in eukaryotic/archaeal initiation of translation. By delivering the initiator methionyl-tRNA to the ribosome, e/aIF2 ensures specificity of initiation codon selection. The three subunits of aIF2 f ...