title: TTG serves as an initiation codon for the ribosomal protein MvaS7 from the archaeon Methanococcus vannielii.
abstract: The ribosomal protein MvaS7 from the methanogenic archaeon Methanococcus vannielii is a protein of 188 amino acids, i.e., it is 42 amino acids longer than previously suggested. The triplet TTG serves as a start codon. The methanogenic translation initiation region that includes the rare TTG start codon is recognized in Escherichia coli.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Innsbruck, Austria.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Golderer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dlaska
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gröbner
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Piendl
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018387:Codon, Initiator / Q000235:genetics*; D015180:Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D014644:Genetic Variation; D017017:Methanococcus / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010442:Peptide Chain Initiation, Translational / Q000235:genetics*; D012269:Ribosomal Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D018387:Codon, Initiator; D012269:Ribosomal Proteins; C037442:ribosomal protein S7