Can AUC be a start coden in eukaryotic cell？

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Can AUC be a start coden in eukaryotic cell？

Post by each » Thu Mar 11, 2010 3:06 pm

Can AUC be a start coden in eukaryotic cell？ :?
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Post by JackBean » Thu Mar 11, 2010 3:24 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Start_codon

not much likely. It seems, that at START codon the wobling takes place on first position :lol:
http://www.biolib.cz/en/main/

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Post by mamoru » Thu Mar 11, 2010 4:04 pm

Actually, it appears that it can, but mainly* in the mitochondria of some Eukaryotes (for example in vertebrates). Take a look through this, as it lists the standard genetic code and then many, if not all, alternative genetic codes and where they are found. Any codon with an "i" next to it can be a start codon in that situation:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/taxonomyhome.html/index.cgi?chapter=tgencodes#SG1

NB: the code tables give the DNA codes rather than the RNA codes, so obviously it shows T instead of U. :)

*I say "mainly" because I didn't examine all of them... it may be "only" rather than "mainly"
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Post by each » Fri Mar 12, 2010 2:52 am

JackBean wrote:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Start_codon

not much likely. It seems, that at START codon the wobling takes place on first position :lol:

thanx, :D ,yes,it seems when comes to genome encoding proteins.
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Post by each » Fri Mar 12, 2010 2:54 am

mamoru wrote:Actually, it appears that it can, but mainly* in the mitochondria of some Eukaryotes (for example in vertebrates). Take a look through this, as it lists the standard genetic code and then many, if not all, alternative genetic codes and where they are found. Any codon with an "i" next to it can be a start codon in that situation:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/taxonomyhome.html/index.cgi?chapter=tgencodes#SG1

NB: the code tables give the DNA codes rather than the RNA codes, so obviously it shows T instead of U. :)

*I say "mainly" because I didn't examine all of them... it may be "only" rather than "mainly"

thanx,you really helps me a lot! :D I ignored the possibility!
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