The translation initiation factor eIF2beta is an interactor of protein phosphatase-1.

ABSTRACT: It is reasonably well understood how the initiation of translation is controlled by reversible phosphorylation of the eukaryotic translation initiation factors eIF2alpha, eIF2Bepsilon and eIF4E. Other initiation factors, including eIF2beta, are also established phosphoproteins but the physiological impact of their phosphorylation is not known. Using a sequence homology search we found that the central region of eIF2beta contains a putative PP1-(protein phosphatase-1) binding RVxF-motif. The predicted eIF2beta-PP1 interaction was confirmed by PP1 binding and co-immunoprecipitation assays on cell lysates as well as with the purified components. Site-directed mutagenesis showed that eIF2beta contains, in addition to an RVxF-motif, at least one other PP1-binding site in its C-terminal half. eI

SUBMITTER: Wakula P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1652818 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature