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Eukaryotic start and stop translation sites.

D R Cavener1, S C Ray

  • 1Department of Molecular Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235.

Nucleic Acids Research
|June 25, 1991
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Eukaryotic translation initiation and termination sites show conserved mechanisms but also significant sequence variation, suggesting modulated mRNA translation. Nucleotide biases near start codons inform a revised model of ribosome-mRNA interaction.

Area of Science:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Bioinformatics

Background:

  • Translation initiation and termination are crucial for gene expression regulation in eukaryotes.
  • Understanding sequence elements surrounding these sites is key to deciphering translational control.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To statistically analyze sequences flanking translational start and stop sites across diverse eukaryotic groups.
  • To identify conserved and variable sequence patterns and propose a revised model for translation initiation.

Main Methods:

  • Compilation and statistical analysis of flanking sequences for eukaryotic taxonomic groups.
  • Multipositional analysis of di-, tri-, and quadrinucleotide frequencies near start/stop codons.

Main Results:

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  • Identified conserved similarities supporting conserved initiation/termination mechanisms.
  • Observed high sequence variation within and between groups, indicating potential mRNA translation modulation.
  • Found significant tri-nucleotide biases upstream of start codons (-3, -2, -1 positions).
  • Detected strong biases against CG dinucleotides downstream of stop codons.

Conclusions:

  • Proposed a revised model for 18S ribosomal RNA-mRNA interaction at translation initiation based on observed biases.
  • Suggests that CG dinucleotide biases downstream of stop codons may impair termination or ribosome dissociation.