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.