Definitions
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- noun biochemistry A segment within the leading end of a
messenger RNA transcript that is able to gauge the cell's need for theprotein encoded by the rest of the message, then torearrange its shape tocontrol whether that protein ismanufactured
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Examples
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However, studying the way chloroplasts work in more specific detail is not the only thing that can be done with the theophylline riboswitch.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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However, studying the way chloroplasts work in more specific detail is not the only thing that can be done with the theophylline riboswitch.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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Theophylline, a substance found in the tea plant, was used as the "switch": it has the capacity to bind to the riboswitch on the messenger RNA, thereby enabling the chloroplast ribosomes to read the RNA.
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Theophylline, a substance found in the tea plant, was used as the "switch": it has the capacity to bind to the riboswitch on the messenger RNA, thereby enabling the chloroplast ribosomes to read the RNA.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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The scientists smuggled a gene into the chloroplast DNA and equipped it with a riboswitch.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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However, studying the way chloroplasts work in more specific detail is not the only thing that can be done with the theophylline riboswitch.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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The scientists smuggled a gene into the chloroplast DNA and equipped it with a riboswitch.
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However, studying the way chloroplasts work in more specific detail is not the only thing that can be done with the theophylline riboswitch.
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Theophylline, a substance found in the tea plant, was used as the "switch": it has the capacity to bind to the riboswitch on the messenger RNA, thereby enabling the chloroplast ribosomes to read the RNA.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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The scientists smuggled a gene into the chloroplast DNA and equipped it with a riboswitch.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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