Leader sequence (mRNA)

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The leader sequence is the sequence at the 5' end of an mRNA molecule that is not translated into protein.

It starts at the +1 position of the gene and ends just before the start codon (AUG) of the coding region, and contains a ribosome binding site (RBS), in bacteria also known as the Shine-Delgarno sequence (AGGAGGU).

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