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Protein Synthesis
Katie LaBelle
TACTCTGGCATCACT
ATGAGACCGTAGTGA
T
A
C
G
Nucleus
RibosomesCytoplasm
T
A
C
G
In the nucleus, the RNA Polymerase bonds with the DNA.
RNA Polymerase
T
A
C
G
The RNA polymerase starts to split the DNA apart.
T
A
C
G
mRNA Strand T
A
C
G
An mRNA Strand then leaves the DNA. The DNA starts to go back together.
T
A
C
G
T
A
C
G
Nuclear Pore
The mRNA goes through the Nuclear Pore. It can leave the nucleus because it is only single stranded, so there is enough room for it to leave.
Nucleus
RibosomesCytoplasm
AUG AGA CCGUAG UGA
START CODON
CODON CODON CODON END CODON
AUG AGA CCGUAG UGA
Ribosome
AUG AGA CCG UAGUGA
AUG AGA CCG UAGUGA
UAC
Anti-Codon
AUG AGA CCG UAGUGA
UCU
Peptide Bond
AUG AGA CCG UAGUGA
GGC
AUG AGA CCG UAGUGA
AUC
STOP
FINAL FORM
There are two steps to protein synthesis. They are transcription and translation. In transcription, the RNA polymerase binds onto the DNA strand. It then separates it and makes an mRNA strand, which then leaves the nucleus out of the nuclear pore, and is now in the cytoplasm. Next is translation. An anti-codon comes into play after the mRNA strand is in a ribosome. It makes a peptide bond and then the peptide bonds all fold up and make a certain protein with a specific function.
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