... pathways, it seems to be dueto the low basal levels of activity of the pathways that existin unstimulated cells. This suggests that Mnk2a may beunusually readily phosphorylated and activated by ... Anthony, J.C., Kimball, S.R., Paul, G.L.,Layman, D.K. & Jefferson, L.S. (1998) Availability of eIF4Eregulates skeletal muscle protein synthesis during recovery from exercise. Am. J. Physiol. ... recentstructural data place Ser209 too far away from Lys159 toform such an interaction, and biophysical studies indicatethat phosphorylation actually decreases the affinity of eIF4Efor cap or capped RNA....