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. 2021 Oct 16;63(1):159–167. doi: 10.1007/s13353-021-00665-w

Fig. 1.

Fig. 1

Molecular basis of mRNA translation initiation. A No RNA structure near the start codon is favorable for efficient translation initiation. Strong RNA structure near the start codon usually leads to low initiation efficiency. B G:C base pair is biochemically more stable than A:U base pair. C Local RNA sequence with high GC content will lead to strong local structure, and vice versa