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initiation factor

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initiation factor [i‚nish·ē′ā·shən ‚fak·tər]
(cell and molecular biology)
Any protein required for the initiation of protein synthesis.


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Senesco" or the "Company") (AMEX:SNT) announced today that results from human cell line tests have shown that the Company's eukaryotic translation initiation Factor 5A1 ("Factor 5A1" or "eIF-5A1") gene technology reduces the amounts of p24 and IL-8 by approximately 50 percent in HIV-infected cells.
Corixa Corporation (Seattle, WA; 206-754-5720), a research-based biotechnology company, announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued the company three patents granting composition and method claims covering Corixa's proprietary vaccine adjuvant protein known as Leishmania elongation Initiation Factor, or LeIF.
 
 
 
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