| UniProt functional annotation for G0SCU4 | |||
| UniProt code: G0SCU4. |
| Organism: | Chaetomium thermophilum (strain DSM 1495 / CBS 144.50 / IMI 039719). | |
| Taxonomy: | Eukaryota; Fungi; Dikarya; Ascomycota; Pezizomycotina; Sordariomycetes; Sordariomycetidae; Sordariales; Chaetomiaceae; Chaetomium. | |
| Function: | Recognizes and binds the 7-methylguanosine-containing mRNA cap during an early step in the initiation of protein synthesis and facilitates ribosome binding by inducing the unwinding of the mRNAs secondary structures. {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00003021}. | |
| Similarity: | Belongs to the eukaryotic initiation factor 4E family. {ECO:0000256|RuleBase:RU004374}. | |
Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.