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SUBMITTER: Kim WJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2140107 | biostudies-other | 2007 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Kim Woo Jae WJ Kim Joon Hyun JH Jang Sung Key SK
The EMBO journal 20071122 24
The signaling lipid molecule 15-deoxy-delta 12,14-prostaglandin J2 (15d-PGJ2) has multiple cellular functions, including anti-inflammatory and antineoplastic activities. Here, we report that 15d-PGJ2 blocks translation through inactivation of translational initiation factor eIF4A. Binding of 15d-PGJ2 to eIF4A blocks the interaction between eIF4A and eIF4G that is essential for translation of many mRNAs. Cysteine 264 in eIF4A is the target site of 15d-PGJ2. The antineoplastic activity of 15d-PGJ2 ...[more]