分子生物学精品教学（张海红）CHAPTER14 Translation.pptVIP

Molecular biology course 4 primary components mRNAs tRNAs aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases ribosomes mRNA Only a portion of each mRNA can be translated. The protein-coding region of the mRNA consists of an ordered series of 3-nt-long units called codons that specify the order of amino acids. The protein coding region of each mRNA is composed of a contiguous, non-overlapping string of codons called an opening reading frame (ORF) . Each ORF begins with a start codon and ends with a stop codon. Structures of mRNA related with translation Prokaryotic mRNAs have a ribosome binding site that recruits