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To evaluate whether major codon preference functions as a regulatory mechanism controlling individual protein expression or as a global strategy optimizing the cellular translation system.

January 1, 1990Microbiological ReviewsOpen Access

Codon preferences in free-living microorganisms.

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SASiv G. E. AnderssonUppsala University CKC. G. KurlandLund University

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Theoretical analysis indicates that codon bias maximizes global translation efficiency in free-living microbes, suggesting adaptation for cellular growth.

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To evaluate whether major codon preference functions as a regulatory mechanism controlling individual protein expression or as a global strategy optimizing the cellular translation system.
Compared the regulatory model of codon bias against kinetic theory principles and experimental observations.
Formulated a kinetic translation framework to assess the system-wide effects of codon selection on cellular growth.
Determined that kinetic theory and experimental findings contradict the model where differential codon translation rates modulate individual protein expression levels.
Found that major codon preference operates as a global mechanism to maintain translation efficiency and maximize cellular growth rates under favorable conditions.

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Andersson et al. (1990) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9df925f76ddda103f9a0e4 https://doi.org/10.1128/mmbr.54.2.198-210.1990

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Theoretical analysis indicates that codon bias maximizes global translation efficiency in free-living microbes, suggesting adaptation for cellular growth.

Codon preferences in free-living microorganisms.

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Codon preferences in free-living microorganisms.

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