GO cellular component ontology term - GO:0005850 - eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 complex
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0005850
- Name
- eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 complex
- Ontology or CV name
- GO cellular component
- Definition
- Complex of three heterogeneous polypeptide chains, that form a ternary complex with initiator methionyl-tRNA and GTP. This ternary complex binds to free 40S subunit, which subsequently binds the 5' end of mRNA.
