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Kozak consensus sequence: a standalone construct

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Molecular biology

the preferred nucleotide context around a start codon that sets how efficiently eukaryotic ribosomes begin translation there.

In molecular biology, Kozak consensus sequence refers to the preferred nucleotide context around a start codon that sets how efficiently eukaryotic ribosomes begin translation there. This meaning comes from Kozak (1986) in Cell.[1]

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References

Kozak, M. (1986). Point mutations define a sequence flanking the AUG initiator codon that modulates translation by eukaryotic ribosomes. Cell, 44(2), 283-292. https://doi.org/10.1016/0092-8674(86)90762-2

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