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  2. mRNA surveillance - Wikipedia

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    RNA surveillance mechanisms are methods cells use to assure the quality and fidelity of the mRNA molecules. [2] This is generally achieved through marking aberrant mRNA molecule for degradation by various endogenous nucleases. [3] mRNA surveillance has been documented in bacteria and yeast. In eukaryotes, these mechanisms are known to function ...

  3. Messenger RNA - Wikipedia

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    Finally, the mRNA is degraded. In molecular biology, messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) is a single-stranded molecule of RNA that corresponds to the genetic sequence of a gene, and is read by a ribosome in the process of synthesizing a protein. mRNA is created during the process of transcription, where an enzyme (RNA polymerase) converts the ...

  4. Transcription factor - Wikipedia

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    Illustration of an activator. In molecular biology, a transcription factor (TF) (or sequence-specific DNA-binding factor) is a protein that controls the rate of transcription of genetic information from DNA to messenger RNA, by binding to a specific DNA sequence. [1][2] The function of TFs is to regulate—turn on and off—genes in order to ...

  5. Transcriptional regulation - Wikipedia

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    transcriptional regulation – controlling the rate of gene transcription for example by helping or hindering RNA polymerase binding to DNA. transcription – the process of making RNA from a DNA template by RNA polymerase. transcription factor – a substance, such as a protein, that contributes to the cause of a specific biochemical reaction ...

  6. Enhancer (genetics) - Wikipedia

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    RNA Polymerase. In genetics, an enhancer is a short (50–1500 bp) region of DNA that can be bound by proteins (activators) to increase the likelihood that transcription of a particular gene will occur. [1][2] These proteins are usually referred to as transcription factors. Enhancers are cis -acting.

  7. Translation (biology) - Wikipedia

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    Genetics. In biology, translation is the process in living cells in which proteins are produced using RNA molecules as templates. The generated protein is a sequence of amino acids. This sequence is determined by the sequence of nucleotides in the RNA. The nucleotides are considered three at a time.

  8. Gene regulatory network - Wikipedia

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    Gene regulatory network. A gene (or genetic) regulatory network (GRN) is a collection of molecular regulators that interact with each other and with other substances in the cell to govern the gene expression levels of mRNA and proteins which, in turn, determine the function of the cell. GRN also play a central role in morphogenesis, the ...

  9. Three prime untranslated region - Wikipedia

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    In molecular genetics, the three prime untranslated region (3′-UTR) is the section of messenger RNA (mRNA) that immediately follows the translation termination codon. The 3′-UTR often contains regulatory regions that post-transcriptionally influence gene expression. During gene expression, an mRNA molecule is transcribed from the DNA ...