FUNCTION: THIS PROTEIN PROMOTES THE GTP-DEPENDENT BINDING OF AMINOACYL-TRNA TO THE A-SITE OF RIBOSOMES DURING PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS. * SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Cytoplasmic. * TISSUE SPECIFICITY: BRAIN, PLACENTA, LUNG, LIVER, KIDNEY, PANCREAS BUT BARELY DETECTABLE IN HEART AND SKELETAL MUSCLE. * SIMILARITY: BELONGS TO THE GTP-BINDING ELONGATION FACTOR FAMILY. EF-TU/EF-1A SUBFAMILY. |
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25-JAN-03
Last Update 13-Mar-03