Termination

TERMINATION

  • Protein factors called release factors interact with the stop codons and cause release of the completed polypeptide chain.
  • RF1 recognises the codons UAA and UAG, and RF2 recognises UAA and UGA. RF3 helps either RF1 or RF2 to carry out the reaction.

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