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==Translation from UGA Stop Codon== | ==Translation from UGA Stop Codon== | ||
During translation of mRNA, UGA is normally interpreted as a stop codon. However, when a special Sec-insertion stem-loop structure is present in the downstream untranslated region, UGA is translated as Sec. This involves the interaction of this stem-loop structure with specialized elongation factors called SelB in bacteria and EFSec in humans<ref name='Palioura' />. | |||
==Structure and Synthesis== | ==Structure and Synthesis== | ||