Protein to Disease
Protein synthesis begins with a process called transcription. Before transcription, codons (order sensitive sequences of 3 nucleotides) have formed the DNA strand. Now, the DNA splits, and new nucleotides are added to the half strand. The new structure forms mRNA (or “messenger RNA), which then leaves the nucleus.
The next part of protein synthesis, translation, begins when the introns (a disruptive part of the DNA/RNA strand) are cut out of the mRNA. Then, the new mRNA enters the ribosome, joining the tRNA which has brought the appropriate amino acids, formed by anticodons (complementary nucleotide sequences which each correlate to a specific codon). These amino acids then combine to form polypeptides, which combine to form proteins which perform many functions, such as healing and breaking down nutrients, throughout the body.
The next part of protein synthesis, translation, begins when the introns (a disruptive part of the DNA/RNA strand) are cut out of the mRNA. Then, the new mRNA enters the ribosome, joining the tRNA which has brought the appropriate amino acids, formed by anticodons (complementary nucleotide sequences which each correlate to a specific codon). These amino acids then combine to form polypeptides, which combine to form proteins which perform many functions, such as healing and breaking down nutrients, throughout the body.