Discovery of Proteomic Code with mRNA Assisted Protein Folding
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Second Look at the Nirenberg Code
2.1. The 3D structure of mRNA
2.2. Physico-chemical definition of codon boundaries
2.3. The Common Periodic Table of Codons and Amino Acids
2.4. Visualization of specific nucleic acid – protein interactions
2.5. Partial Complementary Coding of Co-locating Amino Acids
2.6. The Role and Predictability of Wobble bases
2.7. Integrated Codon Systems
2.8. The RNA-assisted Protein Folding
2.9. Evolutionary Aspects of the Redundant Genetic and Proteomic Codes
3. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
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Biro, J.C. Discovery of Proteomic Code with mRNA Assisted Protein Folding. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 2424-2446. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms9122424
Biro JC. Discovery of Proteomic Code with mRNA Assisted Protein Folding. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2008; 9(12):2424-2446. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms9122424
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