| translational control | <molecular biology> The control of protein synthesis by regulation of the translation step, for example by selective usage of preformed mRNA or instability of the mRNA. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| translational repressor | A molecule that blocks translation by binding to a messenger RNA. (09 Oct 1997) |
| post-translational modification | The enzymatic processing of a polypeptide chain after translation from messenger RNA and after peptide bond formation has occurred. Examples include glycosylation, acylation, limited proteolysis, phosphorylation, isoprenylation. (10 Oct 1997) |
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| protein processing, post-translational | Any of various enzymically catalyzed post-translational modifications of peptides or proteins in the cell of origin. These modifications include carboxylation, hydroxylation, acetylation, phosphorylation, methylation, glycosylation, oxidation-reduction, degradation and lysis, peptide bond formation, and changes in molecular weight and electrophoretic motility. (12 Dec 1998) |