Pathology Outlines

Stains
eIF-4F

Author: Nat Pernick, M.D. (see Authors page)

Revised: 17 December 2015, last major update April 2012

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Definition / general

Eukaryotic initiation factor 4F mediates the initiation of cellular mRNA translation (EMBO J 2008;27:3129)
eIF-4F activity is controlled by a repressor binding protein (4E-BP1), which promotes translation when phosphorylated (Arch Pathol Lab Med 2011;135:365)

Uses by pathologists

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Diagrams / tables

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Eukaryotic translation initiation

Phosphorylation status