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MeSH Heading: Peptide Termination Factors
Tree Number(s): D12.776.835.862
Unique ID: D010454
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010454
Scope Note: Proteins that are involved in the peptide chain termination reaction (PEPTIDE CHAIN TERMINATION, TRANSLATIONAL) on RIBOSOMES. They include codon-specific class-I release factors, which recognize stop signals (TERMINATOR CODON) in the MESSENGER RNA; and codon-nonspecific class-II release factors.
Entry Term(s): Termination Release Factor
Previous Indexing: Bacterial Proteins (1966-1972); Peptides (1966-1972); Proteins (1966-1972)
See Also: Peptide Chain Termination, Translational
Public MeSH Note: 73
History Note: 73
Date Established: 1973/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2005/06/30

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