I miss explained pseudoknots in class!!!

If you have a protein expressed from onePromoter expressing gene X

x

You get protein x made, x

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I miss explained pseudoknots in class!!!

If you have a protein expressed from onePromoter expressing gene X and Y with a pseudoknot

x

yYou get protein x made,

butThe pseudoknot causes you ALSO to get both a fragment of x and y as a fusion protein because translation continues… in the -1 frame

x

X fragment y

X fragment::y

I miss explained pseudoknots in class!!!

If you have a protein expressed from onePromoter expressing gene X

x

yYou get protein x made,

butIf a pseudoknot exists, then you ALSO get both a fragment of x and y as a fusion protein because translation continues but in the -1 frame

x

X fragment y

X fragment::y