To Codon Optimize or Not: That is the Question
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...codons altogether.
So what does this mean for a molecular biologist who wants to express genes from one ...might want to optimize codons for expression in a particular organism.
Why is codon usage important?
Translation...tRNAs to build a peptide. Image from Mariana Ruiz Villarreal.
By the late 1980s, scientists even created... vivo (Slimko and Lester, 2003).
Addgene has a large selection of codon optimized genes, so check out...information encoded in the primary sequence of a particular gene which could affect translation initiation...optimization in human therapeutics. Trends in Molecular Medicine 20:604–613 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molmed...Resources on Addgene.org
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