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Eukaryotic release factors

 
Wikipedia: Eukaryotic release factors
eukaryotic translation termination factor 1
Identifiers
Symbol ETF1
Alt. Symbols SUP45L1, ERF1, ERF
Entrez 2107
HUGO 3477
OMIM 600285
RefSeq NM_004730
UniProt Q96CG1
Other data
Locus Chr. 5 q31.2

In eukaryotes, there is only one release factor, eRF, which recognizes all three stop codons in place of RF1, RF2, or RF3. However, the overall process of termination is similar to that of prokaryotes [1].

References

  1. ^ "Termination of translation: interplay of mRNA, rRNAs and release factors?.". http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=140092&tools=bot. Retrieved on 2006-11-28. 

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