Frameshifting, Ribosomal
Synonyms
Frame Shift, Ribosomal
Frame Shifting, Ribosomal
Frame Shifts, Ribosomal
Frameshift, Ribosomal
Frameshifting, Translational
Frameshifts, Ribosomal
Ribosomal Frame Shift
Ribosomal Frame Shifting
Ribosomal Frame Shifts
Ribosomal Frameshift
Ribosomal Frameshifting
Ribosomal Frameshifts
Translational Frameshifting
A directed change in translational READING FRAMES that allows the production of a single protein from two or more OVERLAPPING GENES. The process is programmed by the nucleotide sequence of the MRNA and is sometimes also affected by the secondary or tertiary mRNA structure. It has been described mainly in VIRUSES (especially RETROVIRUSES); RETROTRANSPOSONS; and bacterial insertion elements but also in some cellular genes.
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