Term Name: | translation reinitiation |
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Definition: | A gene-specific translational control mechanism where the small ribosomal subunit remains attached to the mRNA following termination of translation, then resumes scanning on the same mRNA molecule and initiates again at a downstream start site. Reinitiation depends on de novo recruitment of the ternary complex that is required to recognize the next AUG codon. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0002188] QuickGO AmiGO |