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    infC translation initiation factor IF-3 [ Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 ]

    Gene ID: 946225, updated on 23-Nov-2023

    Summary

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    Gene symbol
    infC
    Gene description
    translation initiation factor IF-3
    Primary source
    ASAP:ABE-0005734
    Locus tag
    b1718
    See related
    ECOCYC:EG10506
    Gene type
    protein coding
    RefSeq status
    PROVISIONAL
    Organism
    Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 (strain: K-12, substrain: MG1655)
    Lineage
    Bacteria; Pseudomonadota; Gammaproteobacteria; Enterobacterales; Enterobacteriaceae; Escherichia
    Also known as
    ECK1716; fit; srjA
    Summary
    HT_Cmplx17_Mem: [More information is available at EcoGene: EG10506]. IF-3 is one of three translation initiation factors in Escherichia coli . [More information is available at EcoCyc: EG10506].
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    Genomic context

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    Sequence:
    NC_000913.3 (1800096..1800638, complement)

    NC_000913.3Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene 50S ribosomal subunit protein L20 Neighboring gene 50S ribosomal subunit protein L35 Neighboring gene threonine--tRNA ligase Neighboring gene pseudo

    Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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    Genomic Sequence:
    NC_000913.3

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    Bibliography

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    Related articles in PubMed

    1. The initiation factor 3 (IF3) residues interacting with initiator tRNA elbow modulate the fidelity of translation initiation and growth fitness in Escherichia coli. Singh J, et al. Nucleic Acids Res, 2022 Nov 11. PMID 36399509, Free PMC Article
    2. Ribosome assembly defects subvert initiation Factor3 mediated scrutiny of bona fide start signal. Sharma H, et al. Nucleic Acids Res, 2019 Dec 2. PMID 31586395, Free PMC Article
    3. Conformational selection of translation initiation factor 3 signals proper substrate selection. Elvekrog MM, et al. Nat Struct Mol Biol, 2013 May. PMID 23584454, Free PMC Article
    4. Control of translation initiation involves a factor-induced rearrangement of helix 44 of 16S ribosomal RNA. Qin D, et al. Mol Microbiol, 2009 Mar. PMID 19154330, Free PMC Article
    5. A single mutation in the IF3 N-terminal domain perturbs the fidelity of translation initiation at three levels. Maar D, et al. J Mol Biol, 2008 Nov 28. PMID 18805426

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    GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

    What's a GeneRIF?
    1. The initiation factor 3 (IF3) residues interacting with initiator tRNA elbow modulate the fidelity of translation initiation and growth fitness in Escherichia coli.
      Title: The initiation factor 3 (IF3) residues interacting with initiator tRNA elbow modulate the fidelity of translation initiation and growth fitness in Escherichia coli.
    2. The premature ribosomes harbouring the assembly defects subvert the IF3 mediated proofreading of cognate initiation codon to enter the translation cycle.
      Title: Ribosome assembly defects subvert initiation Factor3 mediated scrutiny of bona fide start signal.
    3. By gating the transition from 30S ribosome biogenesis to translation initiation, RbfA and IF3 maintain the fidelity of bacterial protein synthesis.
      Title: RbfA and IF3 couple ribosome biogenesis and translation initiation to increase stress tolerance.
    4. The C-terminal domain of infC is essential for growth and the N-terminal domain adds to the fidelity of initiation of protein synthesis and to the fitness of the bacterial growth.
      Title: Contributions of the N- and C-Terminal Domains of Initiation Factor 3 to Its Functions in the Fidelity of Initiation and Antiassociation of the Ribosomal Subunits.
    5. Data show that bacterial initiation factor IF2 accelerated ribosome subunit joining, whereas bacterial initiation factors IF1 and IF3 significantly slowed down subunit association in the absence of IF2.
      Title: Initiation factor 2 stabilizes the ribosome in a semirotated conformation.
    6. These results strongly support a conformational selection model in which the conformation of IF3 that is selectively stabilized within a completely and correctly assembled 30S IC facilitates further progress along the initiation pathway.
      Title: Conformational selection of translation initiation factor 3 signals proper substrate selection.
    7. Ribosomes change into forms which are hard to bind with IF3 and easy to form 100S ribosomes by RMF and HPF concomitantly with transition from the log phase to the stationary phase.
      Title: Activities of Escherichia coli ribosomes in IF3 and RMF change to prepare 100S ribosome formation on entering the stationary growth phase.
    8. overexpression of IF3 led to a marked decrease in re-initiation efficiency, suggesting that a 30S ribosome and not a 70S ribosome is used for translation re-initiation
      Title: Requirements for translation re-initiation in Escherichia coli: roles of initiator tRNA and initiation factors IF2 and IF3.
    9. N-terminus verified by Edman degradation on complete protein
      Title: The primary structure of the initiation factor IF-3 from Escherichia coli.
    10. Study shows that after cold shock two promoters are activated resulting in de novo infC transcription and IF3 synthesis resulting in IF3/ribosomes ratio that contributes to establishing the cold-shock translational bias.
      Title: Cold-stress-induced de novo expression of infC and role of IF3 in cold-shock translational bias.
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    General gene information

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    Gene Ontology Provided by EcoCyc

    Function Evidence Code Pubs
    enables RNA binding IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
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    enables protein binding IPI
    Inferred from Physical Interaction
    more info
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    enables ribosome binding IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
    		  
    enables ribosome binding IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    		 PubMed 
    enables translation initiation factor activity IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
    		  
    enables translation initiation factor activity IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    		 PubMed 
    enables translation initiation factor activity IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
    		  
    Process Evidence Code Pubs
    acts_upstream_of_or_within response to cold IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    		 PubMed 
    involved_in ribosome disassembly IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
    		  
    acts_upstream_of_or_within ribosome disassembly IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    		 PubMed 
    involved_in translation IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
    		  
    involved_in translational initiation IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
    		  
    Component Evidence Code Pubs
    located_in cytoplasm IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
    		  
    is_active_in cytosol IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
    		  
    located_in cytosol IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    		 PubMed 
    located_in membrane HDA PubMed 

    General protein information

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    Preferred Names
    translation initiation factor IF-3

    NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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    Genome Annotation

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    Reference assembly

    Genomic

    1. NC_000913.3 Reference assembly

      Range
      1800096..1800638 complement
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    mRNA and Protein(s)

    1. NP_416233.1 translation initiation factor IF-3 [Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655]

      See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_416233.1

      Status: PROVISIONAL

      UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      A0A5B9AIA3
      Conserved Domains (1) summary
      PRK00028
      Location:5 → 179
      infC; translation initiation factor IF-3; Reviewed
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