title: Eukaryotic translation elongation factor 1 alpha: structure, expression, functions, and possible role in aminoacyl-tRNA channeling.
abstract: This review offers a comprehensive analysis of eukaryotic translation elongation factor 1 (eEF-1 alpha) in comparison with its bacterial counterpart EF-Tu. Altogether, the data presented indicate some variances in the elongation process in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. The differences may be attributed to translational channeling and compartmentalization of protein synthesis in higher eukaryotic cells. The functional importance of the EF-1 multisubunit complex and expression of its subunits under miscellaneous cellular conditions are reviewed. A number of novel functions of EF-1 alpha, which may contribute to the coordinate regulation of multiple cellular processes including growth, division, and transformation, are characterized.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine.
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Negrutskii
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: El'skaya
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D015870:Gene Expression; D006150:Guanine Nucleotides / Q000378:metabolism; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D020648:Peptide Elongation Factor 1; D010444:Peptide Elongation Factor Tu / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D010445:Peptide Elongation Factors / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D011487:Protein Conformation; D012346:RNA, Transfer, Amino Acyl / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D006150:Guanine Nucleotides; D020648:Peptide Elongation Factor 1; D010445:Peptide Elongation Factors; D012346:RNA, Transfer, Amino Acyl; D010444:Peptide Elongation Factor Tu