Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-1

Synonyms

EIF-1

Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 1

Eukaryotic Peptide Initiation Factor 1

Eukaryotic Peptide Initiation Factor-1

Peptide Initiation Factor EIF 1

Peptide Initiation Factor EIF-1

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.