9.4 Translation

9.4 Translation

• One of the most energy-hungry processes in a cell is the synthesis of proteins.
• In turn, the mass of living organisms is determined by the mass of proteins, which perform a wide variety of functions in a cell.
• decoding an mRNA message into a polypeptide product is the process of translation.
• The lengths of the amino acids can range from 50 to more than 1,000.

• The process of translation is aided by many other molecules.
• The structures and functions of the protein machinery are similar to those of human cells.
• The input of ribosomes, tRNAs, and various enzymatic factors is required for translation.

• The large and small subunits of the ribosome are included in the synthesis machinery.

• A ribosome is a complex macromolecule composed of structural and catalytic rRNAs.
• The synthesis and assembly of rRNAs is done by the nucleolus.

• There are ribosomes in the prokaryotes and in the cytoplasm and the endoplasmic reticulum in the eukaryotes.

• Ribosomes are made up of two parts, a large one and a small one.
• Each ribosomal molecule is translated into another ribosomal molecule in the same direction.

• 40 to 60 different types of tRNA can be found in the cytoplasm.
• tRNAs are used as adaptors and add the corresponding amino acid to the polypeptide chain.
• tRNAs translate the language of RNA into the language of proteins.
• Each tRNA must have its own specific bond to it to function.
• In the process of tRNA "charging," each tRNA molecule is attached to its correct amino acid.

• A mobile copy of one or more genes with an alphabet of A, C, G, and uracil is generated by the cellular process of transcription.
• It can be said that the alphabet consists of 20 letters.

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• Three of the codons release the polypeptide from the translation machinery.
• AUG has a special function.
• The frame for translation is set by the AUG start codon.
• There is a universal genetic code.
• With a few exceptions, virtually all species use the same genetic code, which is powerful evidence that all life on Earth is related.

• Just as with mRNA synthesis, the synthesis can be divided into three phases.

• The process of translation is the same in both pro and eukaryotes.

• The AUG start codon is linked to a special form of the methionine that is typically removed from the polypeptide after translation is complete.

• The P site bonds charged tRNAs that have formed bonds with the growing polypeptide chain but have not yet been separated from their corresponding tRNA.
• The E site releases dissociated tRNAs.
• Each process that occurs in the three sites is catalyzed by the ribosome.
• The charged tRNA enters the complex, the polypeptide becomes longer, and the un charged tRNA leaves.
• The energy for each bond is derived from GTP.

• A codon is recognized by a tRNA anticodon.
• A second tRNA is recruited when the large ribosomal subunit joins the small one.
• The polypeptide chain is formed when the ribosome is relative to the mRNA.
• Entry of a release factor into the A site terminates translation.

• When a stop codon is encountered, translation ceases.
• When the ribosome encounters the stop codon, the growing polypeptide is released and the ribosome subunits leave the mRNA.
• After many ribosomes have translated, the mRNA is degraded so it can be used in another reaction.

• You can transcribe a gene and translate it to a protein using the genetic code.