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TTG serves as an initiation codon for the ribosomal protein MvaS7 from the archaeon Methanococcus vannielii

1995; American Society for Microbiology; Volume: 177; Issue: 20 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1128/jb.177.20.5994-5996.1995

ISSN

1098-5530

Autores

Georg Golderer, Margit Dlaska, Peter Gröbner, Wolfgang Piendl,

Tópico(s)

Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Resumo

The ribosomal protein MvaS7 from the methanogenic archaeon Methanococcus vannielii is a protein of 188 amino acids, i.e., it is 42 amino acids longer than previously suggested. The triplet TTG serves as a start codon. The methanogenic translation initiation region that includes the rare TTG start codon is recognized in Escherichia coli.

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