Keyword
Translational shunt
| Definition | Protein which is involved in the translational shunt, an unusual translation process in which ribosomes are loaded onto mRNA at the 5'-cap structure, start scanning for a short distance before bypassing the large internal leader region and initiating at a downstream start site. Shunting operates in plants, animals, and yeast translational systems, both in vivo and in vitro. |
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| Synonyms |
Ribosome shunt
Ribosomal shunt
Shunting
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| Category |
› Molecular function
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