MeSH definition : The largest of the three prokaryotic initiation factors with a molecular size of approximately
80 kD. It functions in the transcription initiation process by promoting the binding
of formylmethionine-tRNA to the P-site of the 30S ribosome and by preventing the incorrect
binding of elongator tRNA to the translation initiation site.;
The largest of the three prokaryotic initiation factors with a molecular size of approximately
80 kD. It functions in the transcription initiation process by promoting the binding
of formylmethionine-tRNA to the P-site of the 30S ribosome and by preventing the incorrect
binding of elongator tRNA to the translation initiation site.