Tissue-specific dynamic codon redefinition in Drosophila [Developmental Biology]

Translational stop codon readthrough occurs in organisms ranging from viruses to mammals and is especially prevalent in decoding Drosophila and viral mRNAs. Recoding of UGA, UAG, or UAA to specify an amino acid allows a proportion of the protein encoded by a single gene to be C-terminally extended. The extended...
Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Developmental Biology Biological Sciences Source Type: research