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Which of the following is required for efficient translation of an mRNA? Choose all that apply.
Group of answer choices
A strong promoter
A poly A tail
A Kozak consensus sequence
A signal sequence
A 5' cap
Requirement for efficient translation of an mRNA are:
A strong promoter
A 5' cap
A poly A tail
A kozak consensus sequence
Explanation- Promoter strength plays an important role in protein production. A promoter and the choice of bacterial strain will have large effects on the production of the target protein.
All eukaryotic mRNAs are modified at the 5′ end with a cap structure, which is recognized during translation initiation by the cap-binding protein eIF4E. Most eukaryotic mRNAs are also posttranscriptionally modified by the addition of a 3′ poly(A) tail.
When both 5' cap and a poly(A) tail are present on an mRNA, they function together to induce a synergistic enhancement of translation.
The Kozak consensus sequence is a nucleic acid motif that functions as the protein translation initiation site in most eukaryotic mRNA transcripts. Kozak sequence (A/GCCAUGG) enhances translation from the correct initiation codon.
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