Lactimidomycin, isolated from Streptomyces, is an inhibitor of eukaryotictranslationelongation. It is also a potent and non-toxic inhibitor of dengue virus 2 and other RNA viruses. Lactimidomycin has an antiproliferative effect on tumor cell lines. It i
eukaryotictranslationelongation factor 1 alpha 1 (EEF1A1) encodes an isoform of the alpha subunit of the elongation factor-1 complex, which is responsible for the enzymatic delivery of aminoacyl tRNAs to the ribosome. This isoform (alpha 1) is expressed
Nagilactone C and phyllanthoside are novel protein synthesis inhibitors, they are specific for the eukaryotictranslation apparatus, function in vivo and in vitro, and interfere with translationelongation. Nagilactone C shows high insecticidal activity against second-instar nymphs of Eocanthecona furcellata. Nagilactone C possesses potent antiproliferative activity against human fibrosarcoma and murine colon carcinoma tumor cell lines exhibiting ED50 values of 2.3 and 1.2 microg ml, respectively.
Eukaryotic initiation factors (eIF) are proteins involved in the initiation phase of eukaryotictranslation. Eukaryotictranslation initiation factor 3 binds to the ribosome subunit-mRNA complex. It has been implicated in preventing the large ribosomal subunit from binding the small subunit before it is ready to commence elongation.