M m25 Full Member 7+ Year Member Joined May 28, 2014 Messages 304 Reaction score 20 Dec 24, 2014 #1 in protein synthesis, how do ribosomes and mRNA bind? Members don't see this ad.
Cawolf PGY-2 10+ Year Member Joined Feb 27, 2013 Messages 3,469 Reaction score 2,287 Dec 24, 2014 #2 The mRNA contains a ribosome binding site that varies depending on the type of organism. This site bonds through base pairing (hydrogen bonds) to the ribosome. Upvote 0 Downvote
The mRNA contains a ribosome binding site that varies depending on the type of organism. This site bonds through base pairing (hydrogen bonds) to the ribosome.
M m25 Full Member 7+ Year Member Joined May 28, 2014 Messages 304 Reaction score 20 Dec 24, 2014 #3 Cawolf said: The mRNA contains a ribosome binding site that varies depending on the type of organism. This site bonds through base pairing (hydrogen bonds) to the ribosome. Click to expand... So is it the rRNA in ribosome that bonds by complementary base pairing to mRNA? Upvote 0 Downvote
Cawolf said: The mRNA contains a ribosome binding site that varies depending on the type of organism. This site bonds through base pairing (hydrogen bonds) to the ribosome. Click to expand... So is it the rRNA in ribosome that bonds by complementary base pairing to mRNA?
Cawolf PGY-2 10+ Year Member Joined Feb 27, 2013 Messages 3,469 Reaction score 2,287 Dec 24, 2014 #4 Yah it's a specific sequence. Look up the Shine-Dalgarno sequence, that's the only one I know - and it is in prokaryote. Upvote 0 Downvote
Yah it's a specific sequence. Look up the Shine-Dalgarno sequence, that's the only one I know - and it is in prokaryote.
