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Peptide Termination Factors MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


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
Peptide Termination Factors Preferred
Termination Release Factor Narrower
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