Ribosome Binding Site

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf molecular biology term
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:RBS
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Lynn_Dalgarno
gptkb:John_Shine
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1974
gptkbp:example gptkb:Shine-Dalgarno_sequence
gptkbp:foundIn messenger RNA
gptkbp:function facilitates ribosome binding
gptkbp:hasVariant gptkb:Kozak_sequence
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ribosome Binding Site
gptkbp:importantFor translation initiation
gptkbp:location upstream of start codon
gptkbp:presentIn prokaryotes
eukaryotes
gptkbp:recognizedBy ribosome
gptkbp:relatedTo translator
protein synthesis
gptkbp:role gene expression regulation
gptkbp:sequence nucleotide sequence
gptkbp:species sequence varies between species
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:RBM
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6