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Article
Publication Date
4-15-2010
Abstract
Sixty-one codons specify 20 amino acids, offering cells many options for encoding a polypeptide sequence. Two new studies (Cannarrozzi et al., 2010, Tuller et al., 2010) now foster the idea that patterns of codon usage can control ribosome speed, fine-tuning translation to increase the efficiency of protein synthesis.
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Fredrick, K. and Ibba, M. (2010) How the sequence of a gene can tune its translation. Cell 141, 227-229. https://doi.org10.1016/j.cell.2010.03.033
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NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Cell. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Cell, volume 141, in 2010. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2010.03.033
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