MeSH definition : An integration host factor that was originally identified as a bacterial protein required
for the integration of bacteriophage Q beta (ALLOLEVIVIRUS). Its cellular function
may be to regulate mRNA stability and processing in that it binds tightly to poly(A)
RNA and interferes with ribosome binding.;
An integration host factor that was originally identified as a bacterial protein required
for the integration of bacteriophage Q beta (ALLOLEVIVIRUS). Its cellular function
may be to regulate mRNA stability and processing in that it binds tightly to poly(A)
RNA and interferes with ribosome binding.