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Shifty ciliates: frequent programmed translational frameshifting in euplotids

Authors :
Lawrence A, Klobutcher
Philip J, Farabaugh
Source :
Cell. 111(6)
Publication Year :
2003

Abstract

Recent work suggests that there is a high frequency of programmed +1 translational frameshifting in ciliates of the Euplotes genus. Frequent frameshifting may have been potentiated by stop codon reassignment, which is also a feature of this group.

Subjects

Subjects :
Models, Genetic
Protein Biosynthesis
Codon, Terminator
Animals
Euplotes
RNA, Messenger
Codon
Frameshift Mutation
Models, Biological

Details

ISSN :
00928674
Volume :
111
Issue :
6
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Cell
Accession number :
edsair.pmid..........978a0a8a36ca5a6b5a9483b1eaaee17f

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