FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

CV Term Report

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General Information

Term

translation initiation factor activity

ID (Ontology)

GO:0003743 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

Functions in the initiation of ribosome-mediated translation of mRNA into a polypeptide.[ ISBN:0198506732 ]

Comment

Links to External Ontologies

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Annotations

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Direct annotations: records annotated with this exact term (child terms are NOT included)

Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_CELLULAR_COMPONENT
Genes (FBgn)	GO_MOLECULAR_FUNCTION

Full annotation statements including this term (annotations to child terms are NOT included), and relevant FlyBase records

Full annotation statements	Relevant FlyBase reports
Full annotation statements	Gene Groups	Genes
translation initiation factor activity (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
contributes_to \| translation initiation factor activity	--
enables \| translation initiation factor activity	--

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

  molecular_function
   |__translation factor activity
       |__translation initiation factor activity  54 rec.
           |__cap-dependent translation initiation factor activity 1 rec.
           |__IRES-mediated translation initiation factor activity

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Relationships
Is a	translation factor activity
Part of
Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms

Secondary IDs

External Crossreferences & Linkouts
	Reactome:R-HSA-72621 "Ribosomal scanning" Reactome:R-HSA-72697 "Start codon recognition" Reactome:R-HSA-72722 "eIF2 activation"