Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2

Eukaryotic initiation factor of protein synthesis. In higher eukaryotes the factor consists of three subunits: alpha, beta, and gamma. As initiation proceeds, eIF-2 forms a ternary complex with Met-tRNAi and GTP.

Year introduced: 2003(1990)

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Tree Number(s): D12.776.835.725.868.249

MeSH Unique ID: D015852

Entry Terms:

• Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 2
• Initiation Factor-2, Eukaryotic
• EIF-2
• EIF 2
• Eukaryotic Peptide Initiation Factor-2
• Eukaryotic Peptide Initiation Factor 2
• Peptide Initiation Factor EIF-2
• Peptide Initiation Factor EIF 2
• EIF2
• Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2, alpha Subunit
• Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 2, alpha Subunit
• EIF-2 alpha
• EIF 2 alpha
• EIF-2alpha
• EIF 2alpha
• Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2, beta Subunit
• Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 2, beta Subunit
• EIF-2 beta
• EIF 2 beta
• EIF-2beta
• EIF 2beta
• Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2, gamma Subunit
• Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 2, gamma Subunit
• EIF-2 gamma
• EIF 2 gamma
• EIF-2gamma
• EIF 2gamma

Previous Indexing:

• Peptide Initiation Factors (1978-1989)

All MeSH Categories
Chemicals and Drugs Category
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
Proteins
Ribosomal Proteins
Peptide Initiation Factors
Eukaryotic Initiation Factors
Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2