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A molecular stabiliser of an inhibitory eIF2B-eIF2(αP) complex activates the Integrated Stress Response

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By Fiona Shilliday, Ginto George, Shintaro Aibara, Santosh Adhikari, Evelyne J. Barrey, Damian C. Crowther, Paige Dickson, Anders Gunnarsson, Heather Harding, Rachael Jetson, Anthony D. Keefe, Jeesoo Kim, Richard Lewis, Usha Narayanan, Katherine Nugai, Dušan Petrovic, Emma Rivers, David Ron, Karl Syson, Lewis Ward, John Yeoman, Yan Yu, Ying Zhang, Alisa Zyryanova, David Baker, Perla Breccia, John E. Linley, Miguel Gancedo-Rodrigo, Syedah Neha Ashraf, Paolo A. Centrella, Diana Gikunju, Marie-Aude Guié, John P. Guilinger, Christopher D. Hupp, Taiana Maia de Oliveira, Jennifer Le-Marshall, Daisy Stringfellow
| Nature Verified
Abstract Eukaryotic initiation factor 2B (eIF2B), a guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF), promotes protein synthesis by charging translation initiation factor 2 (eIF2) with GTP. Stress-induced phosphorylation of eIF2 on its α-subunit [eIF2(αP)] inhibits this reaction triggering a protective Integrated Stress Response (ISR).
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Down My Road: The Beach Life

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By Usha Narayanan
| The Hindu Verified
I hear the dull roar as the waves beat upon the shore, the water drenching my feet and swirling away. The sea is fierce and yet so calming, telling us that ultimately, only Nature prevails. After all, this is the same ocean that poet Pey Azhwar described in his poems many centuries ago. I have lived most of my life close to Chennai’s spectacular Marina Beach, framed on one side by the Bay of Bengal and on the other by Kamarajar Salai, popularly known as Beach Road.
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The beach life - The Hindu

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By Usha Narayanan
| The Hindu Verified
I hear the dull roar as the waves beat upon the shore, the water drenching my feet and swirling away. The sea is fierce and yet so calming, telling us that ultimately, only Nature prevails. After all, this is the same ocean that poet Pey Azhwar described in his poems many centuries ago. I have lived most of my life close to Chennai’s spectacular Marina Beach, framed on one side by the Bay of Bengal and on the other by Kamarajar Salai, popularly known as Beach Road.
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