eukaryotic initiation factor 3 subunit 2 (eIF-3 beta, eiF3 p36, TGF-beta receptor-interacting protein-1, trip1, EIF3I)

Function

• binds to the 40S ribosome & promotes the binding of methionyl-tRNAi & mRNA
• phosphorylated by TGF-beta type II receptor

Structure

• belongs to the eIF-3 subunit I family
• contains 5 WD repeats

More general terms

• eukaryotic initiation factor subunit
• phosphoprotein
• initiation factor
• WD repeat protein family

Additional terms

• tgf beta receptor

Component of

• eukaryotic initiation factor 3; ribosome dissociation factor (eIF3)

Database

• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:8668
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/603911
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q13347.html