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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Ribosomal Proteins > Peptide Termination Factors

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Peptide Termination Factors  

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  • Factor, Termination Release
  • Release Factor, Termination
  • Termination Release Factor

Scope note

  • Proteins that are involved in the peptide chain termination reaction (PEPTIDE CHAIN TERMINATION, TRANSLATIONAL) on RIBOSOMES. They include codon-specific class-I release factors, which recognize stop signals (TERMINATOR CODON) in the MESSENGER RNA; and codon-nonspecific class-II release factors.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D010454

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