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Translation

Translation :

*The synthesis of proteins directed by a mRNA template

*Take place on ribosomes in the cytoplasm



Initiation

*The small subunit of a ribosome, bind to the 5’ end of an mRNA molecule

*AUG codon (start codon) indicates initiation of translation

*Initiation occurs when first tRNA carrying Methionine (UAC anticodon) binds to AUG codon on mRNA

*First tRNA occupies the P site whereas A site is ready for the next tRNA

Elongation

Elongation consists of three steps:
1) positioning the next amino acid;
2) peptide bond formation;
3) moving the ribosome to the next codon.

*Once both sites are filled by tRNA’s, along with their corresponding amino acids, the ribosome links the two amino acids together forming a peptide bond

Termination

*The ribosome reaches one of three stop codons (UAA, UAG, UGA)

*At this point a special protein termed a release factor binds to the mRNA instead of a tRNA bearing an amino acid

*An enzyme subsequently serves to separate the polypeptide chain from the last tRNA

*At this point, both large and small ribosomal subunits dissociate from one another and become available to repeat the process

Animation : Translation Process


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