• Ribosome dissociation in to 40 S and 60 S
• Ternary complex  called pre initiation complex formation – initiator t RNA +GTP+ eIF2+40S ribosomal subunit
• mRNA binding to preinitiation complex
• 60S ribosomal subunit binding to the complex

The steps in the process of initiation

• GTP binds to eIF2- Binary complex
• eIF2 composed of 3 subunits – α, β and γ.
• Binary complex binding to initiator t RNA
• Binding of 40S ribosomal subunit
• Ternary complex – called 43S preinitiation complex.  This complex is stabilized by earlier  association of eIF3 and eIF1 to the 40S subunit
• Eukaryotes does not require the Shine-Dalgarno sequence rather the eukaryotic initiation complex recognizes the 7-methylguanosine cap at the 5′ end of the mRNA.
• Cap structure of mRNA is bound by eIFs prior to pre initiation complex formation. Cap binding accomplished by e IF -4F
  This factor is a complex of 3 proteins  namely  eIF-4E, A and G 
  eIF-4E    –    24 KDa protein, recognizes and binds cap structure
  eIF-4A   –    46 KDa protein, binds and hydrolyses ATP , exhibits RNA helicase activity, resolves RNA secondary structures.
  eIF- 4G    – helps in the binding of mRNA to 43S preinitiation complex
• The cap-binding protein (CBP) and  IFs assist the movement of the ribosome to the 5′ cap. Once at the cap, the initiation complex moves  along the mRNA in the 5′ to 3′ direction, searching for the AUG start codon.
• Many eukaryotic mRNAs are translated from the first AUG, but this is not always the case.
• According to Kozak’s rules, the nucleotides around the AUG indicate whether it is the correct start codon. Kozak’s rules state that the following consensus sequence must appear around the AUG of vertebrate genes: 5′-gccRccAUGG-3′. The R (for purine) indicates a site that can be either A or G, but cannot be C or U. Sequences closer to this consensus show higher efficiency of translation.
• e IF-5 binds to preinitiation complex. This is followed by the binding of initiator t RNA – met –tRNA met   to the AUG codon of mRNA ( process helped by eIF-1)
• This is followed by the binding of 60S subunit and results in the formation of 80S complex.
• Association of 60S requires e IF-5.Energy for the binding dervied by GTP hydrolysis – bound to eIF-2.

• eIF-2 cycle