This page provides an extensive overview of the regulation of translation and protein degradation, focusing on translational regulation, ribosome structure heterogeneity, mRNA sequences, nascent pepti...This page provides an extensive overview of the regulation of translation and protein degradation, focusing on translational regulation, ribosome structure heterogeneity, mRNA sequences, nascent peptide effects, and the proteasome system.
Gene expression concludes with the translation of the mRNA "message" into a sequence of amino acids, known as a polypeptide. This page outlines translation in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, in...Gene expression concludes with the translation of the mRNA "message" into a sequence of amino acids, known as a polypeptide. This page outlines translation in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, including a discussion of the "machine" of translation, the ribosome. Additional topics include the genetic code, the reading frame, and how the polypeptide is processed to become a protein.
