Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process

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Term ID
GO:0006412
Synonyms
  • protein anabolism
  • protein biosynthesis
  • protein biosynthetic process
  • protein formation
  • protein synthesis
  • protein translation
Definition
The cellular metabolic process in which a protein is formed, using the sequence of a mature mRNA or circRNA molecule to specify the sequence of amino acids in a polypeptide chain. Translation is mediated by the ribosome, and begins with the formation of a ternary complex between aminoacylated initiator methionine tRNA, GTP, and initiation factor 2, which subsequently associates with the small subunit of the ribosome and an mRNA or circRNA. Translation ends with the release of a polypeptide chain from the ribosome.
References
Ontology
GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
Relationships
is part of
has parts
is a type of
has subtype
has_part
inverse has_part
negatively regulated by
positively regulated by
regulated by
Phenotype
Phenotype caused by Genes
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