title: Translation initiation and viral tricks.
abstract: A variety of viral strategies are utilized for dominance of the host-cell protein synthetic machinery, optimization of viral mRNA translation and evasion of host-cell antiviral responses that act at the translational level. Many viruses exploit regulated steps in the initiation of cellular protein synthesis to their own advantage. They have developed some rather unconventional means for mRNA translation, which were probably adapted from specialized cellular mRNA translation systems. Regardless of the type of translational tricks exploited, viruses typically ensure efficient viral translation, often at the expense of host-cell protein synthesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA. schner01@popmail.med.nyu.edu
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mohr
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015852:Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2 / Q000378:metabolism; D015967:Gene Expression Regulation, Viral; D008957:Models, Genetic; D010442:Peptide Chain Initiation, Translational; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D012315:RNA Caps; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism*; D014780:Viruses / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D015852:Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2; D012315:RNA Caps; D012333:RNA, Messenger