Katsura Asano

A multifactor complex of eukaryotic initiation factors, eIF1, eIF2, eIF3, eIF5, and initiator tRNA^Met is an important translation initiation intermediate in vivo

Katsura Asano, Jason Clayton, Anath Shalev et al. · Genes & Development · 2000 · 309 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Developmental Biology, Molecular Biology +13

The essential Gcd10p–Gcd14p nuclear complex is required for 1-methyladenosine modification and maturation of initiator methionyl-tRNA

James T. Anderson, Lon Phan, Rafael Cuesta et al. · Genes & Development · 1998 · 271 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Genetics, Molecular Genetics +17

Conserved bipartite motifs in yeast eIF5 and eIF2Bϵ, GTPase‐activating and GDP–GTP exchange factors in translation initiation, mediate binding to their common substrate eIF2

Katsura Asano · The EMBO Journal · 1999 · 211 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology +15

Identification of a Translation Initiation Factor 3 (eIF3) Core Complex, Conserved in Yeast and Mammals, That Interacts with eIF5

Lon Phan, Xiaolong Zhang, Katsura Asano et al. · Molecular and Cellular Biology · 1998 · 185 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology +12

Structure of cDNAs Encoding Human Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 3 Subunits

Katsura Asano, Hans-Peter Vornlocher, Nancy J. Richter-Cook et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1997 · 166 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology +16