General Information of Protein (ID: PRT01677)
Name Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4B (EIF4B)
Synonyms   Click to Show/Hide Synonyms of This Protein
eIF-4B; Eif4b
Gene Name Eif4b Gene ID
75705
UniProt ID
Q8BGD9
Family Translation initiation factor (TIF)
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Sequence
MAASAKKKNKKGKTISLTDFLAEDGGTGGGSTYVPKPVSWADETDDLEGDVSTTWHSNDD
DVYRAPPIDRSILPTAPRAAREPNIDRSRLPKSPPYTAFLGNLPYDVTEDSIKDFFRGLN
ISAVRLPREPSNPDRLKGFGYAEFEDLDSLLSALSLNEESLGNRRIRVDVADQAQDKDRD
DRSFGRDRNRDSDKTDTDWRARPTTDSFDDYPPRRGDDSFGDKYRDRYDSDRYRDGYRDG
YRDGPRRDMDRYGGRDRYDDRGSRDYDRGYDSRIGSGRRAFGSGYRRDDDYRGGGDRYED
RYDRRDDRSWSSRDDYSRDDYRRDDRGPPQRPRLNLKPRSAPKEDDASASTSQSSRAASI
FGGAKPVDTAAREREVEERLQKEQEKLQRQLDEPKLDRRPRERHPSWRSEETQERERSRT
GSESSQTGASATSGRNTRRRESEKSLENETLNKEEDCHSPTSKPPKPDQPLKVMPAPPPK
ENAWVKRSSNPPARSQSSDTEQPSPTSGGGKVAAVQPPEEGPSRKDGNKVDVVGATQGQA
GSCSRGPGDGGSRDHWKDLDRKDGKKDQDSRSAPEPKKPEENPASKFSSASKYAALSVDG
EDEDEGDDCTE
Function Required for the binding of mRNA to ribosomes. Functions in close association with EIF4-F and EIF4-A. Binds near the 5'-terminal cap of mRNA in presence of EIF-4F and ATP. Promotes the ATPase activity and the ATP-dependent RNA unwinding activity of both EIF4-A and EIF4-F.
Regulatory Network
Full List of Metabolite(s) Regulating This Protein
      Organic acids and derivatives
            Leucine Click to Show/Hide the Full List of Regulating Pair(s):   1 Pair(s)
               Detailed Information Metabo  Info click to show the details of this metabolite
               Regulating Pair Experim Info click to show the details of experiment for validating this pair [1]
                      Introduced Variation Leucine decrease (2 hours)
                      Induced Change EIF4B protein phosphorylation levels: decrease
                      Summary Introduced Variation         Induced Change 
                      Disease Status Healthy individual
                      Details It is reported that leucine decrease causes the decrease of EIF4B protein phosphorylation compared with control group.
References
1 Phospho-proteomic approach to identify new targets of leucine deprivation in muscle cells. Anal Biochem. 2008 Oct 1;381(1):148-50.

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