GO biological process ontology term - GO:0001732 - formation of cytoplasmic translation initiation complex
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0001732
- Name
- formation of cytoplasmic translation initiation complex
- Ontology or CV name
- GO biological process
- Definition
- Joining of the large ribosomal subunit with the translation preinitiation complex, with release of IF2/eIF2 and IF3/eIF3 or IF5B/eIF5B. This leaves the functional ribosome at the AUG, with the methionyl/formyl-methionyl-tRNA positioned at the P site.
