Average translation rate in 37°C

Value 8.4 aa/sec
Organism Bacteria Escherichia coli
Reference Siwiak M, Zielenkiewicz P. Transimulation - protein biosynthesis web service. PloS ONE. 2013 Sep 05 8(9): e73943 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0073943. p.3 left column bottom paragraphPubMed ID24040122
Method Researchers developed a model to measure the absolute, translational activity at the level of individual genes.
Comments "...the average translation rate for bacteriae cells was estimated at 12–21 [14], and 15 aa/sec [15], while [researchers'] model predicts 8.4 aa/sec."
Entered by Marlena Siwiak
ID 109524