Structure of the catalytic fragment of translation initiation factor 2B and identification of a critically important catalytic residue.
Boesen, T., Mohammad, S.S., Pavitt, G.D., Andersen, G.R.(2004) J Biol Chem 279: 10584-10592
- PubMed: 14681227 
- DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M311055200
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1PAQ - PubMed Abstract: 
Eukaryotic initiation factor (eIF) 2B catalyzes the nucleotide activation of eIF2 to its active GTP-bound state. The exchange activity has been mapped to the C terminus of the eIF2Bepsilon subunit. We have determined the crystal structure of residues 544-704 from yeast eIF2Bepsilon at 2 ...