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JBC, Vol. 253, Issue 17, 5939-5945, Sep, 1978

Initiation factor eIF-4B (IF-M3)-dependent recognition and translation of capped versus uncapped eukaryotic mRNAs

M. Padilla, D. Canaani, Y. Groner, J. A. Weinstein, M. Bar-Joseph, W. Merrick and D. A. Shafritz

Translation of capped and uncapped eukaryotic mRNAs is stimulated by addition of eIF-4B to an mRNA-dependent reticulocyte lysate system. m7G5 ppp inhibits translation of capped but not uncapped mRNAs and reduces translation of capped vaccinia mRNA to the level obtained with uncapped vaccinia mRNA. Exogenous eIF-4B but no other initiation factor reverses inhibition of protein synthesis by m7G5'ppp. Both capped and uncapped mRNAs interact directly with eIF-4B to form a stable complex, which can be detected by a simple nitrocellulose filter binding assay. However, addition of a 5'-cap to beta-eliminated globin mRNA or satellite tobacco necrosis virus RNA (normally uncapped) increased binding affinity of these mRNAs for eIF-4B and causes binding of these mRNAs to become sensitive to inhibition by m7G5'ppp. These results indicate that the role of the mRNA 5'-cap in translation is related specifically to the function of eIF-4B in forming a complex with mRNA (prior to association of mRNA with the 40 S ribosomal subunit) and that both cap and non-cap sequences participate in this process.
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