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INITIATION CODON [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-09-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- reading frame
1, record 1, English, reading%20frame
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The division of the nucleotide sequence of a nucleic acid into consecutive three-nucleotide codons. 1, record 1, English, - reading%20frame
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
There are three different frames(starting a codon with the first, second, or third nucleotide). Generally, only one frame encodes a polypeptide; this frame is specified by the location of the initiation codon of the polypeptide. The deletion or addition of a nucleotide throws off the frame after that point, making non-sense of the remaining code; this is called a frameshift mutation. 1, record 1, English, - reading%20frame
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- phase de lecture
1, record 1, French, phase%20de%20lecture
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cadre de lecture 2, record 1, French, cadre%20de%20lecture
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Division d'une séquence de nucléotides en triplets consécutifs. 3, record 1, French, - phase%20de%20lecture
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Elle est déterminée à partir de l'endroit où commence la lecture du brin. Si la phase vient à être perturbée par l'insertion ou l'enlèvement de base, le sens de l'information génétique s'en trouve modifié. On peut rétablir la phase, soit en introduisant le décalage inverse, soit en accumulant trois fois le même type de mutation. 3, record 1, French, - phase%20de%20lecture
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Genética
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- marco de lectura
1, record 1, Spanish, marco%20de%20lectura
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[División de] los grupos de tres nucleótidos que se leen como tripletes (codones) en la transcripción del ADN. 1, record 1, Spanish, - marco%20de%20lectura
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
El punto de partida lo fija normalmente el codón de iniciación, AUG. Así, la secuencia AUGGCAAAA, guaninase leerá como AUG/GCA/AAA y no como A/UGC/CAA/AA. [En donde A=adenina, C=citosina, G=guanina, U=uracilo] 1, record 1, Spanish, - marco%20de%20lectura
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-07-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Shine-Dalgarno sequence
1, record 2, English, Shine%2DDalgarno%20sequence
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Shine and Dalgarno sequence 2, record 2, English, Shine%20and%20Dalgarno%20sequence
correct
- SD sequence 2, record 2, English, SD%20sequence
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The polypurine sequence AGGAGG located on mRNA just prior to an AUG initiation codon. It is complementary to the sequence at the 3’ end of 16S rRNA and involved in binding of ribosome to mRNA. 2, record 2, English, - Shine%2DDalgarno%20sequence
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- séquence Shine Dalgarno
1, record 2, French, s%C3%A9quence%20Shine%20Dalgarno
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- séquence de Shine-Dalgarno 2, record 2, French, s%C3%A9quence%20de%20Shine%2DDalgarno
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Séquence AGGAGG, identifiée par Shine et Dalgarno, présente de manière constante en amont du codon d'initiation dans les mRNA procaryotiques. Elle présente une complémentarité avec une séquence hexamérique présente près de l'extrémité 3' du RNA 16 S. Cette structure représente le site d'accrochage du ribosome et de l'ARNm pour l'initiation de la synthèse protéique. 3, record 2, French, - s%C3%A9quence%20Shine%20Dalgarno
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Genética
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- secuencia de Shine-Dalgarno
1, record 2, Spanish, secuencia%20de%20Shine%2DDalgarno
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- secuencia de Shine y Dalgarno 2, record 2, Spanish, secuencia%20de%20Shine%20y%20Dalgarno%20
correct, feminine noun
- secuencia SD 2, record 2, Spanish, secuencia%20SD
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Secuencia corta que precede a los codones de iniciación y que es complementaria de secuencias del extremo 3' del ARN-r 16S de la subunidad pequeña (30S) de los ribosomas, [sirve como sitio inicial de anclaje del ARN mensajero (ARNm) al ribosoma]. 3, record 2, Spanish, - secuencia%20de%20Shine%2DDalgarno
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-03-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- initiation codon
1, record 3, English, initiation%20codon
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- start codon 2, record 3, English, start%20codon
correct
- initiator codon 3, record 3, English, initiator%20codon
correct
- chain-initiation codon 3, record 3, English, chain%2Dinitiation%20codon
correct
- chain-initiating codon 3, record 3, English, chain%2Dinitiating%20codon
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A codon that codes for the first amino acid in a polypeptide sequence. 3, record 3, English, - initiation%20codon
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A special transfer RNA (tRNA) recognizes this codon (AUG, or rarely, GUG) and starts the chain with the amino acid methionine (met) or rarely, valine, in the cytosol of eukaryotes or with N-formyl methionine (F-met) in prokaryotes, mitochondria, and chloroplasts. A different tRNA reads AUG as met in the middle of a chain. 3, record 3, English, - initiation%20codon
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- codon initiateur
1, record 3, French, codon%20initiateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- triplet d'initiation 2, record 3, French, triplet%20d%27initiation
correct, masculine noun
- codon de départ 2, record 3, French, codon%20de%20d%C3%A9part
correct, masculine noun
- codon d'initiation 3, record 3, French, codon%20d%27initiation
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Triplet qui signale le début du message génétique sur un ARNm. [Définition normalisée par l'AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation.] 4, record 3, French, - codon%20initiateur
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La traduction de l'ARNm en protéine commence au codon d'initiation. [Observation reproduite avec l'autorisation de l'AFNOR.] 4, record 3, French, - codon%20initiateur
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
codon d'initiation : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR. 5, record 3, French, - codon%20initiateur
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Genética
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- codón iniciador
1, record 3, Spanish, cod%C3%B3n%20iniciador
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-03-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- attenuation
1, record 4, English, attenuation
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Regulation of termination of transcription found in bacterial operons involved in the biosynthesis of certain amino acids. 2, record 4, English, - attenuation
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The regulator site is called the attenuator. It precedes the initiation codon for the first structural gene. 2, record 4, English, - attenuation
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- atténuation
1, record 4, French, att%C3%A9nuation
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Régulation cotraductionnelle de la transcription impliquée dans le contrôle de l'expression de certains gènes bactériens. [Définition normalisée par l’AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation.] 2, record 4, French, - att%C3%A9nuation
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'atténuation se traduit par un arrêt prématuré de la transcription. [Observation reproduite avec l'autorisation de l'AFNOR.] 2, record 4, French, - att%C3%A9nuation
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
atténuation : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR. 3, record 4, French, - att%C3%A9nuation
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Genética
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- atenuación
1, record 4, Spanish, atenuaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- atenuación genética 1, record 4, Spanish, atenuaci%C3%B3n%20gen%C3%A9tica
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1987-03-25
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- polyhedrin negative recombinant
1, record 5, English, polyhedrin%20negative%20recombinant
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A baculovirus transfer vector was constructed using a cloned copy of the autography californica nuclear polyhedrosis virus(AcNPV) polyhedrin gene. The ATG translation initiation codon and 32 bases of the polyhedrin mRNA 5’ leader sequences were deleted and replaced with a cDNA clone of the A/PR/8/34 influenza virus haemagglutinin(HA) gene. The hybrid HA/polyhedrin gene was transferred to AcNPV and polyhedrin-negative recombinants identified which expressed HA activity. 1, record 5, English, - polyhedrin%20negative%20recombinant
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Extracted from the Pascal data base. 1, record 5, English, - polyhedrin%20negative%20recombinant
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- recombinant n'exprimant pas la polyédrine
1, record 5, French, recombinant%20n%27exprimant%20pas%20la%20poly%C3%A9drine
correct, proposal, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La polyédrine, protéine d'un virus, n'est pas exprimé dans le recombinant génétique 1, record 5, French, - recombinant%20n%27exprimant%20pas%20la%20poly%C3%A9drine
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Proposition d'un biologiste au ministère de la Santé et du Bien-Etre, Canada. 1, record 5, French, - recombinant%20n%27exprimant%20pas%20la%20poly%C3%A9drine
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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