makeshift
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Indeed, Karikó notes that frameshifts frequently occur naturally when infected cells make viral proteins.
From Science Magazine • Dec. 6, 2023
Rolf Marschalek, a molecular biologist at Goethe University Frankfurt, says he would like to see more evidence before he is convinced that frameshifts are a significant issue for modified mRNAs.
From Science Magazine • Dec. 6, 2023
That’s likely because the altered bases “aren’t as good a fit” to the ribosomes as the standard ones, which raises the chance of frameshifts, Willis says.
From Science Magazine • Dec. 6, 2023
Full-length RBP genes were manually inspected using ACT41 and verified to either be functional or pseudogenized by identification of sequencing reads in other samples that confirm mutations inducing premature stop codons or frameshifts.
From Nature • Jan. 24, 2017
This was most pronounced for premature stops and frameshifts, where purifying selection is expected to be strongest.
From Nature • Sep. 21, 2011
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