Article
Terminating eukaryote translation: domain 1 of release factor eRF1 functions in stop codon recognition.
RNA (New York, N.Y.) - 1 Sept 2000
Bertram G, Bell H A, Ritchie D W, Fullerton G, Stansfield I
Abstract excerpt
Eukaryote ribosomal translation is terminated when release factor eRF1, in a complex with eRF3, binds to one of the three stop codons. The tertiary structure and dimensions of eRF1 are similar to that of a tRNA, supporting the hypothesis that release factors may act as molecular mimics of tRNAs. To identify the yeast eRF1 stop codon recognition domain (analogous to a tRNA anticodon), a genetic screen was...
Topics
- Alleles
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Blotting, Western
- Codon, Terminator
- Conserved Sequence
- Escherichia coli
- Eukaryotic Cells
- Models, Molecular
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
- Peptide Termination Factors
