Shine-Dalgarno sequence

(noun)

A ribosomal binding site in the mRNA of prokaryotes.

Related Terms

  • enterotoxin
  • scarlet fever
  • exotoxin

Examples of Shine-Dalgarno sequence in the following topics:

  • Attenuation

    • The attenuator is transcribed from the appropriate DNA sequence and its effects are dependent on the metabolic environment.
    • In times of need, the attenuator within the mRNA sequence will be bypassed by the ribosome and proper translation will occur.
    • Translation-attenuation is characterized by the sequestration of the Shine-Dalgarno sequence.
    • The Shine-Dalgarno sequence is a bacterial specific sequence that indicates the site for ribosomal binding to allow for proper translation to occur.
    • However, in translation-attenuation, the attenuation mechanism results in the Shine-Dalgarno sequence forming as a hairpin-loop structure.
  • Scarlet Fever

    • The speA gene was cloned and sequenced in 1986.
    • Removal of the signal sequence gives a predicted molecular weight of 25.787 (kDa) for the secreted protein.
    • Both a promoter and a ribosome-binding site (Shine-Dalgarno sequence) are present upstream of the gene.
  • Regulation by Biosynthetic Enzymes

    • There are now many equivalent examples where the translation, not transcription, is terminated by sequestering the Shine-Dalgarno sequence (ribosomal binding site) in a hairpin-loop structure.
    • Attenuator is a nucleotide sequence in DNA that can lead to premature termination of transcription.
    • (This differs from eukaryotic cells, where RNA must exit the nucleus before translation starts. ) The attenuator sequence, which is located between the mRNA leader sequence (5' UTR) and trp operon gene sequence, contains four domains, where domain 3 can pair with domain 2 or domain 4.
    • The attenuator sequence at domain 1 contains instruction for peptide synthesis that requires tryptophans.
    • The attenuator sequence has its codons translated into a leader peptide, but is not part of the trp operon gene sequence.
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