Seminar: "Selective Use of mRNAs by Cap-binding Complexes" - Brett D. Keiper, PhD
Endocrinology and Animal Biosciences Seminar
Brett D. Keiper, PhD
Professor and Graduate Director
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University
Germ cells and embryos express several paralogs of translation factor eIF4E. These cap-binding proteins enter mRNP complex that mediate either positive or negative mRNA translational control, depending upon their protein partners.