GO biological process ontology term - GO:0002188 - translation reinitiation
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0002188
- Name
- translation reinitiation
- Ontology or CV name
- GO biological process
- Definition
- A gene-specific translational control mechanism where the small ribosomal subunit remains attached to the mRNA following termination of translation, then resumes scanning on the same mRNA molecule and initiates again at a downstream start site. Reinitiation depends on de novo recruitment of the ternary complex that is required to recognize the next AUG codon.
