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eIF4E3 drives translation of viral mRNAs with short 5' UTRs
Autumn O Grimins, Mollie A. Brekker, Sarah Ruth Shick…·Shawn M. Lyons
The paper shows eIF4E3 enables efficient translation of viral mRNAs with short 5' UTRs, unlike the canonical eIF4E1, and identifies this as a mechanism used by viruses like VSV to bypass host translation suppression.
DOI 10.64898/2026.05.25.727655