The 5' cap, a guanine nucleotide attached backward to the 5' end of mRNA, serves as the ribosomal binding site in eukaryotic mRNA.
The 5' cap, a guanine nucleotide attached backward to the 5' end of mRNA, serves as the ribosomal binding site in eukaryotic mRNA.
| Text | The 5' cap is a G nucleotide attached (backwards) 5'-5' to the 5' end of mRNA and is the site of ribosomal binding in eukaryotic mRNA |
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