MicrobiologyNucleic Acids ResearchPeer-reviewed
Base composition at the start of the coding sequence controls the balance between translation initiation and mRNA degradation in E. coli .
Anna Lipońska, Laura Monlezun, Isaac Wilkins…·Grégory Boël
The paper shows that A-rich first six codons in E. coli mRNAs enhance translation initiation and stability, leading to higher protein expression.
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