FUNCTION: THIS PROTEIN PROMOTES THE GTP-DEPENDENT TRANSLOCATION OF THE NASCENT PROTEIN CHAIN FROM THE A-SITE TO THE P-SITE OF THE RIBOSOME. * SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Cytoplasmic. * PTM: PHOSPHORYLATION BY EF-2 KINASE COMPLETELY INACTIVATES EF-2. * PTM: HIS-714 IS MODIFIED IN DIPHTHAMIDE (2-[3-CARBOXYAMIDO-3-(TRIMETHYL-AMMONIO)PROPYL]HISTIDINE). DIPHTHAMIDE CAN BE ADP-RIBOSYLATED BY DIPHTERIA TOXIN AND BY PSEUDOMONAS EXOTOXIN A. * SIMILARITY: BELONGS TO THE GTP-BINDING ELONGATION FACTOR FAMILY. EF-G/EF-2 SUBFAMILY. |
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25-JAN-03
Last Update 13-Mar-03