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SUBMITTER: Erdmann-Pham DD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7047610 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cell systems 20200115 2
Translation of mRNA into protein is a fundamental yet complex biological process with multiple factors that can potentially affect its efficiency. Here, we study a stochastic model describing the traffic flow of ribosomes along the mRNA and identify the key parameters that govern the overall rate of protein synthesis, sensitivity to initiation rate changes, and efficiency of ribosome usage. By analyzing a continuum limit of the model, we obtain closed-form expressions for stationary currents and ...[more]