Question

How is translation regulated in prokaryotes?

Answer 1

Translation in Prokaryotes:

1. In order to create polypeptides or amino acid chains, translation involves "decoding" mRNA (Messenger RNA).
2. Prokaryotic translation and eukaryotic translation vary primarily in that prokaryotic translation occurs along with transcription while eukaryotic translation occurs independently of its transcription.
3. Controlling the quantity of proteins made from their mRNA is known as translational regulation.
4. An essential component of translational regulation in prokaryotes is the polycistronic structure of mRNAs.
5. Prokaryotes typically control translation by preventing access to the initiation site. Base-paired structures, either inside the mRNA itself or between the mRNA and a short trans-acting RNA, or mRNA-binding proteins, are used to do this.