where specific proteins known as translation initiation factors play a vital role. In trypanosomatids, a group of protozoan parasites that includes species responsible for diseases such as ...

Messenger RNA abundance is determined by balancing transcription and RNA decay. mRNA stability can be rapidly modulated to alter the expression of specific genes thereby providing flexibility in ...

Many proteins in our bodies can affect the translation process, among them the so-called initiation factors. One such initiation factor is eIF5A, which kickstarts translation. In the cells of ...