The phosphorylation of eIF2 inhibits translation initiation by:

A. inhibiting GTP hydrolysis by eIF2.
B. enhancing the binding of eIF2-GDP for the initiator tRNA.
C. targeting the protein for degradation.
D. sequestering the available eIF2B protein.


D

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