Subfamily of RNA helicases which are modulators of the fidelity of translation termination and uses thereof

摘要

An isolated multiprotein complex of S. cerevisiae components is provided that is effective to modulate peptidyl transferase activity during translation. This complex includes a Modulator of Translation Termination protein (Mtt1p, also referred to as helicase B), a Upf1 protein, a peptidyl eukaryotic release factor 1 (eRF1) and a peptidyl eukaryotic release factor 3 (eRF3).