AUG codon

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AUG codon

codon for methionine; usually, but not always the first AUG sequence encountered as the mRNA is read 5′→3′ is the translational start signal; the methionine encoded is cleaved from the polypeptide.

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No references found			In estimating our results, we had in mind the first initiation codon, which is thought to have more favorable flanking sequences for initiation of protein synthesis, although use of leaky scanning mechanism could be the reason of initiation at the second AUG codon (21). Genetic characterization of the M RNA segment of Crimean Congo ... by Antoniadis, Antonis / Emerging Infectious Diseases Base-pairing interactions between the Shine-Dalgarno sequence and the anti-Shine-Dalgarno sequence momentarily tether the mRNA to the face of the 30S ribosomal subunit and increase the likelihood that an appropriately spaced AUG codon will be utilized during translational initiation (reviewe d in 3). 5'-proximal AUG sequences as translation initiation signals on mRNAs ... by Jones III, Robert L. / Transactions of the Missouri Academy of Science			auditory hair auditory hallucination Auditory Integration Training auditory meatus auditory memory auditory nerve auditory ossicles auditory perception auditory pit auditory prosthesis auditory receptor cell auditory reflex auditory stimuli auditory system assessment auditory threshold auditory tube auditory vertigo auditory vesicle auditory vocal automatic Auenbrugger Auer body Auer reaction Auer rod Auerbach plexus Auerbach's plexus AUG codon augment anesthesia augmentation augmentation cystoplasty augmentation mammaplasty Augmentation Mammoplasty augmentative device Augmentin augnathus Aujeszky's disease AUL aula Aulonocephalus lindquisti Aum Aum Shinrikyo AUMC aunt Aunt Hazel Aunt Mary Aunt Millie Approach Aunt Millie Method Aunt Nora Auntie Emma aur- aura aural			Aug 6 Aug 6 Aug 6, 2011 Aug 6, 2012 Aug 6, 2013 Aug 6, 2014 Aug 6, 2015 Aug 7 Aug 7, 2011 Aug 7, 2012 Aug 7, 2013 Aug 7, 2014 Aug 7, 2015 Aug 8 Aug 8, 2011 Aug 8, 2012 Aug 8, 2013 Aug 8, 2014 Aug 8, 2015 Aug 9 Aug 9, 2011 Aug 9, 2012 Aug 9, 2013 Aug 9, 2014 Aug 9, 2015 AUG codon AUG-TDA aug. aug. aug. Aug. 27 Auga auganite AUGAS AUGB AUGC AUGCE AugCog Auge Auge Auge Augean Augean Augean stable Augean stable Augean stables Augean stables Augean-stables Augean-stables Augeas Augeas Augeas stable Augeas stable Augeian Augeian Augeian Stable

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