Measurement of average decoding rates of the 61 sense codons in vivo

Most amino acids can be encoded by several synonymous codons, which are used at unequal frequencies. The significance of unequal codon usage remains unclear. One hypothesis is that frequent codons are translated relatively rapidly. However, there is little direct, in vivo, evidence regarding codon-s...

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Main Authors: Justin Gardin, Rukhsana Yeasmin, Alisa Yurovsky, Ying Cai, Steve Skiena, Bruce Futcher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2014-10-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/03735