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RIBOSOME BINDING SITE [1 record]

Record 1 2012-09-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
DEF

The site on messenger RNA at which ribosomes initiate protein synthesis.

OBS

Very little sequence homology exists between the binding sites of different bacterial mRNAs. In fact, the only common feature is the presence of a short sequence that is complementary to part of the region close to the 3' end of the 16S rRNA. This polypurine stretch is often known as the Shine-Dalgarno sequence.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
DEF

Site sur l'ARN messager dont la fonction principale est d'aligner correctement la molécule d'ARNm sur le ribosome de manière à ce que la lecture des codons se fasse en phase.

OBS

Les séquences d'attachement de ce site peuvent être déchiffrées en traitant le ribosome fixé à un ARNm par la ribonucléase qui dégrade toutes les séquences sauf celles protégées par le ribosome.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Genética
DEF

Secuencia de nucleótidos próxima al extremo 5' de una molécula de ARNm [ácido ribonucleico mensajero] bacteriano que facilita la unión del ARNm a la subunidad ribosómica pequeña.

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