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Translational Control in Prokaryotes

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Ribosomes

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Protein production in the cell can be controlled principally at three levels: (1) by production of mRNA (transcriptional level); (2) through availability of mRNA for translation and modulation of mRNA translation rate (translational level); and (3) by mRNA elimination (degradation). Although both transcription and mRNA degradation may also depend on ribosomes, only the translational level of protein synthesis regulation will be considered here.

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Spirin, A.S. (1999). Translational Control in Prokaryotes. In: Ribosomes. Cellular Organelles. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-7817-8_16

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