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Abstract
A codon that directs initiation of protein translation (TRANSLATION, GENETIC) by stimulating the binding of initiator tRNA (RNA, TRANSFER, MET). In prokaryotes, the codons AUG or GUG can act as initiators while in eukaryotes, AUG is the only initiator codon.
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- Codon, Initiation
- Codon, Initiator
- Codon, Start
- Start Codon
- Codons, Initiation
- Codons, Initiator
- Codons, Start
- Initiation Codon
- Initiation Codons
- Initiator Codons
- Start Codons
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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- Codon (1975-1994)
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- National Library of Medicine. Initiator Codon. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018387. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018387
- Initiator Codon. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Start_codon
- Initiator Codon. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1854186