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Explain in brief the process of initiation during protein synthesis.

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Initiation of synthesis of polypeptide chain takes place as follows: 

1. Small subunit of ribosome binds to the m-RNA at 5’ end.

2. Start codon is positioned properly at Psite. 

3. Initiator t-RNA, (carrying methionine in eukaryotes or formyl methionine in prokaryotes) binds with initiation codon (AUG) of m-RNA by it’s anticodon (UAC). Codon-anti-codon pairing involves formation of hydrogen bonds. 

4. The large subunit and smaller subunit of ribosome bind in the presence of Mg++

5. Thus, initiator charged t-RNA occupies the P-site and A-site is vacant for next charged t-RNA.



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