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Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-1 MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-1
Tree Number(s)
D12.776.835.725.868.124
Unique ID
D015977
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015977
Scope Note
A eukaryotic initiation factor that binds to 40S ribosomal subunits. Although initially considered a non-essential factor for eukaryotic transcription initiation, eukaryotic initiation factor-1 is now thought to play an important role in localizing RIBOSOMES at the initiation codon of MRNA.
Entry Term(s)
EIF-1
Eukaryotic Peptide Initiation Factor-1
Peptide Initiation Factor EIF-1
Registry Numbers
0
Previous Indexing
Peptide Initiation Factors (1978-1989)
Public MeSH Note
2003; see EIF-1 1990-2002
History Note
2003(1990)
Date Introduced
1990/01/01
Last Updated
2013/07/09
Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-1 Preferred
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