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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Nov 21.
Published in final edited form as: Acc Chem Res. 2017 Oct 6;50(11):2767–2775. doi: 10.1021/acs.accounts.7b00376

Figure 5.

Figure 5

Inhibition of NMD surveillance increases Uaa incorporation efficiency in eukaryotic cells and animals. When a premature termination codon (PTC) is encountered during translation, eRF can recruit Upf and Smg proteins leading to mRNA degradation. Knock out or knock down of essential NMD factors enhances mRNA stability and Uaa incorporation efficiency.