obsolete suppression by virus of host translation initiation factor activity (obsolete GO:0039611)
Inhibition of host translation factors by virus
broad
inactivation of eIF2 activity
narrow
inhibition of activity of host translation initiation factor
exact
suppression by virus of host EIF-4E activity
exact
OBSOLETE. Any process in which a virus prevents or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of activity of a host translation initiation factor.