Fusel Alcohols Regulate Translation Initiation by Inhibiting eIF2B to Reduce Ternary Complex in a Mechanism That May Involve Altering the Integrity and Dynamics of the eIF2B Body

This study highlights a connection between the eIF2B body and the regulation of translation initiation as a response to stress in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Fusel alcohols are involved in signaling nitrogen scarcity to the cell and they inhibit protein synthesis by preventing the movement of the eIF2B body throughout the cell.

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