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InterPro protein family
"IF-2" redirects here. For other uses, see IF2.
Protein family
IF2 binds to an initiator tRNA and controls the entry of tRNA onto the ribosome. IF2, bound to GTP, binds to the 30S P site. After associating with the 30S subunit, fMet-tRNAf binds to the IF2 then IF2 transfers the tRNA into the partial P site. When the 50S subunit joins, it hydrolyzesGTP to GDP and Pi, causing a conformational change in the IF2 that causes IF2 to release and allow the 70S ribosome to form.
Human mitochondria use a nuclear-encoded homolog, MTIF2, for translation initiation.