Eukaryotic release factors: Wikis

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eukaryotic translation termination factor 1
Identifiers
Symbol	ETF1
Alt. symbols	SUP45L1, ERF1, ERF
Entrez	2107
HUGO	3477
OMIM	600285
RefSeq	NM_004730
UniProt	Q96CG1
Other data
Locus	Chr. 5 q31.2

In eukaryotes, there is only one release factor, eRF, which recognizes all three stop codons in place of RF1, RF2, or RF3. However, the overall process of termination is similar to that of prokaryotes ^[1].

References

^ "Termination of translation: interplay of mRNA, rRNAs and release factors?.". http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=140092&tools=bot. Retrieved 2006-11-28.

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MeSH Termination+Release+Factor

Protein biosynthesis: translation (prokaryotic, eukaryotic)

Ribosomal proteins

Initiation factor

Prokaryotic	PIF-1 · PIF-2 · PIF-3

Archaeal	aIF1 aIF2 aIF5 aIF6

Eukaryotic	eIF1 (AX, AY, 1B) eIF2 (α, β, γ) eIF3 (A, B, C, D, F, G, H, I, J, K, M, S6) eIF4 (A2, A3, B, E1, E2, G1, G2, G3, H) eIF5 (A, A2, B) eIF6