Release factor

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The release factor is a protein that recognises the termination codon or stop codon in a mRNA sequence on the ribosome.

The function of prokaryotic release factors and eukaryotic release factors involve different proteins but have many similarities.

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    Protein biosynthesis: translation (prokaryotic, eukaryotic)

    Ribosomal proteins: Initiation factor (Prokaryotic, Eukaryotic) - Elongation factor (Prokaryotic, Eukaryotic) - Release factor (Prokaryotic, Eukaryotic) - Ribosomal protein S6 kinase

    Aminoacyl tRNA synthetase - Reading frame - Start codon - Shine-Dalgarno sequence/Kozak consensus sequence

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