Definition: A process of GENETIC TRANSLATION whereby the terminal amino acid is added to a lengthening polypeptide. This termination process is signaled from the MESSENGER RNA, by one of three termination codons (CODON, TERMINATOR) that immediately follows the last amino acid-specifying CODON.
coordinate with specific peptide; for protein biosynthesis on the ribosome only; for non-ribosomal biosynthesis use PEPTIDE BIOSYNTHESIS, NUCLEIC ACID-INDEPENDENT
See AlsoCodon, Terminator; Peptide Termination Factors
Other names Termination, Protein Translational; Termination, Protein Translation; Termination, Protein Biosynthesis; Termination, Genetic Translation; Protein Translational Termination; Genetic Translation Termination; Biosynthesis Termination, Protein; Translational Termination, Protein; Translational Peptide Chain Termination; Translation Termination, Protein; Translation Termination, Genetic; Protein Translation Termination; Protein Chain Termination, Translational; Protein Biosynthesis Termination; Chain Termination, Peptide, Translational
