KEY TERMS

ribosome

ribosomal protein (r-protein)

ribosomal RNA (rRNA)

polysome

polyribosome

A site

P site

E site

initiation

initiation codon

start codon

initiation factor

Shine-Dalgarno sequence

Kozak sequence

N-formylmethionyl-tRNAfMet

initiation complex

scanning

elongation

termination

termination codon

stop codon

elongation factor

peptidyl transferase reaction

translocation

termination factor

release factor

tmRNA

nonsense-mediated mRNA decay

chaperone

posttranslational modification

signal sequence

signal recognition particle (SRP)

nuclear localization sequence (NLS)