Protein SynthesisBy: Ethan Riley

TACATTCCTTTACAAATGTAAGGAAATGTT

Cytoplasm

DNA

Nucleus

Cell

Ribosomes

TAC ATTCCTTTACAA

ATG TAAGGAAATGTT

Cytoplasm

DNA

Nucleus

Ribosomes

T A C A TTCCTTTAC A A

A T G T AAGGAAATG T T

Cytoplasm

DNA

NucleusRibosomes

T A C A TTCCTTTAC A A

A T G T AAGGAAATG T T

T A C A TTCCTTTAC A A

A T G T AAGGAAATG T T

RNA Polymerase

RNA Polymerase unwinds the DNA strand, creating an mRNA strand.

T A

C A TTCCTTTAC A A

A T

G T AAGGAAATG T T

RNA Polymerase

RNA Polymerase unwinds the DNA strand, creating an mRNA strand.

T A C

A TTCCTTTA

C

A A

A T G

T AAGGAAAT

G

T T

RNA Polymerase

RNA Polymerase unwinds the DNA strand, creating an mRNA strand.

T A C

A TTCCTTTA

C A A

A T G

T AAGGAAAT

G T T

RNA Polymerase

RNA Polymerase unwinds the DNA strand, creating an mRNA strand.

T A C

A TTCCTT

TAC A A

A T G

T AAGGAA

ATG T T

RNA Polymerase

RNA Polymerase unwinds the DNA strand, creating an mRNA strand.

T A C

A TTCCTTTAC A A

A T G

T AAGG

AAATG T T

RNA Polymerase

RNA Polymerase unwinds the DNA strand, creating an mRNA strand.

T A C

A TTCCTTTAC A A

A T G

T AA

GGAAATG T T

RNA Polymerase

RNA Polymerase unwinds the DNA strand, creating an mRNA strand.

T A C ATT

CCTTTAC A A

A T G T

AA

GGAAATG T T

RNA Polymerase

RNA Polymerase unwinds the DNA strand, creating an mRNA strand.

T A C A TTCCTTTAC A A

A T G T AAGGAAATG T T

RNA Polymerase

RNA Polymerase unwinds the DNA strand, creating an mRNA strand.

T A C A TTCCTTTAC A A

A T G T AAGGAAATG T T

RNA Polymerase

The mRNA strand then breaks off and goes to the cytoplasm through the nuclear pore.

T A C A TTCCTTTAC A A

A T G T AAGGAAATG T T

The mRNA strand then breaks off and goes to the cytoplasm through the nuclear pore.

T A CA TTCCTTTAC A A

A T G

T AAGGAAATG T T

The DNA strand then reforms back into its double helix state.

T A CA TTCCTTTA

C A A

A T G

T AAGGAAAT

G T T

The DNA strand then reforms back into its double helix state.

T A CA TTCCT

TTAC A A

A T G

T AAGGA

AATG T T

The DNA strand then reforms back into its double helix state.

T A CA TT

CCTTTAC A A

A T G

T AA

GGAAATG T T

The DNA strand then reforms back into its double helix state.

T A C A TTCCTTTAC A A

A T G T AAGGAAATG T T

The DNA strand then reforms back into its double helix state.

T A C A TTCCTTTAC A A

A T G T AAGGAAATG T T

The DNA strand then reforms back into its double helix state.

T A C A TTCCTTTAC A A

A T G T AAGGAAATG T T

The DNA strand then reforms back into its double helix state.

T A C A TTCCTTTAC A A

A T G T AAGGAAATG T T

The mRNA strand then goes into the ribosome.

T A C A TTCCTTTAC A A

A T G T AAGGAAATG T T

The mRNA strand then goes into the ribosome.

A U G G U U U A A A G G U A A

Start Codon

Codon

Codon

Codon

Stop Codon

Ribosome

Large

Subunit

Small Subunit

A U G G U U U A A A G G U A A

Start Codon

Codon

Codon

Codon

Stop Codon

Ribosome

Large

Subunit

Small Subunit

U A C

Methionine

The tRNA molecule then binds on to the codon with the corresponding anti-codon.

A U G G U U U A A A G G U A A

Start Codon

Codon

Codon

Codon

Stop Codon

Ribosome

Large

Subunit

Small Subunit

Glutamine

C A A

After the tRNA molecule binds with the codon, the amino acid releases from tRNA.

U G

Start Codon

G U U

Codon

U A A

Codon

A G GCodon

U A A

Stop Codon

Ribosome

Large

Subunit

Small Subunit

A U U

Isoleucine

The process of the tRNA binding on the codon repeats for each codon.

The amino acid that is release then joins onto the previous amino acid by forming a peptide bond.

U

Codon

U A A

Codon

A G G

Codon

U A AStop Codon

Ribosome

Large

Subunit

Small Subunit

U C C

Serine

The process of the tRNA binding on the codon repeats for each codon.

The amino acid that is release then joins onto the previous amino acid by forming a peptide bond.

U

Codon

U A A

Codon

A G G

Codon

U A AStop Codon

Ribosome

Large

Subunit

Small Subunit

U C C

Serine

The process of the tRNA binding on the codon repeats for each codon.

The amino acid that is release then joins onto the previous amino acid by forming a peptide bond.

A A

Codon

A G G

Codon

U A A

Stop Codon

Ribosome

Large

Subunit

Small Subunit

U A A

Stop

The tRNA then forms a “stop” amino acid and the process ends.

Stop Codon

Ribosome

Large

Subunit

Small Subunit

Stop

The tRNA then forms a “stop” amino acid and the process ends.

Stop Codon

Ribosome

Large

Subunit

Small Subunit

Stop

The amino acid chain then folds on itself.

Stop Codon

Ribosome

Large

Subunit

Small Subunit

Stop

The amino acid chain then folds on itself.