transcription
RNA polymerases
RNA polymerase II
promoter
transcription factors
translation
mRNA - messenger
peptide bond
N-terminus (amino terminus) of a protein
C terminus (carboxy terminus) of a protein
5' cap
3' polyA tail
polyA binding proteins

RNA splicing

intron, exon
alternate splicing
alpha-tropomyosin
tRNA - transfer RNA = "adaptor molecule"
rRNAs - ribosomes
RNA processing

snRNAs
snoRNAs
other small RNAs
micro RNAs

ribosomes

prokaryotes: 70S = 30S + 50S
eukaryotes: 80S = 60S + 40S

S (Svedberg unit)

codon
anticodon
nascent = being born
ribosome protein exit channel
A site, P site, E site
peptidyl transfer site
molecular chaperones

hsp 70
ribosome-associated (e.g., trigger factor)
chaperonins
hsp 60 proteins
GroEL (+GroES) - bacteria, mitochondria, chloroplasts
TriC - eukaryote cytosol
proteasome
ubiquitin

ubiquitination
multiubiquitin chain

polysome = polyribosome

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