Rate ωoff of premature drop-off of the ribosome from a mRNA

Range 4х10^-4 1/codons
Organism Generic
Reference A. Valleriani, Z. Ignatova, A. Nagar and R. Lipowsky, Turnover of messenger RNA: Polysome statistics beyond the steady state, 2010 EPL (Europhysics Letters) Volume 89 Number 5 doi:10.1209/0295-5075/89/58003 p.58003-p3 left column 3rd paragraph
Primary Source Kurland CG. Translational accuracy and the fitness of bacteria. Annu Rev Genet. 1992 26: 29-50.PubMed ID1482115
Comments "The rate ?off of premature drop-off of the ribosome from a mRNA has been estimated in [primary source] to be of the order of 4?10^-4 per codon and, taking into account the velocity of the ribosomes, ?off =0.24 min^-1."
Entered by Uri M
ID 109640