Synonymous Codon Usage in Bacteria
The Institute for Genomic Research, 9712 Medical Center Dr, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
Curr. Issues Mol. Biol. 2001, 3(4), 91-97; https://doi.org/10.21775/cimb.003.091
Submission received: 8 May 2001
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Revised: 4 August 2001
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Accepted: 5 September 2001
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Published: 1 October 2001
Abstract
In most bacteria, synonymous codons are not used with equal frequencies. Different factors have been proposed to contribute to codon usage preference, including translational selection, GC composition, strand-specific mutational bias, amino acid conservation, protein hydropathy, transcriptional selection and even RNA stability. The review discusses these factors and their contribution to bias in synonymous codon usage in bacterial genomes.
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Ermolaev, M.D. Synonymous Codon Usage in Bacteria. Curr. Issues Mol. Biol. 2001, 3, 91-97. https://doi.org/10.21775/cimb.003.091
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Ermolaev MD. Synonymous Codon Usage in Bacteria. Current Issues in Molecular Biology. 2001; 3(4):91-97. https://doi.org/10.21775/cimb.003.091
Chicago/Turabian StyleErmolaev, Maria D. 2001. "Synonymous Codon Usage in Bacteria" Current Issues in Molecular Biology 3, no. 4: 91-97. https://doi.org/10.21775/cimb.003.091
