Another type of RNA, called transfer RNA, aids in protein production.
Other rare nucleic acid bases can occur, for example inosine in strands of mature transfer RNA.
What had been missing in this explanation was an understanding of how a particular transfer RNA could cause the binding of a particular amino acid.
The second genetic code is the language of the instruction on the transfer RNA that specifies which amino acid will be attracted.
They also put it into a transfer RNA that normally recognized uridine.
Once again, the transfer RNA was converted to one that recognized alanine.
The same is true of the transfer RNA where the anticodon site is distant from the amino acid binding site.
It can be also seen in three-dimensional structures of transfer RNA.
He has contributed to the understanding of how transfer RNA is generated, and the regulation of maturation of amphibian eggs.
A student becomes transfer RNA, which picks up amino acids and transports them to the protein synthesizing site in the cell.