RNA, Transfer, Met

A transfer RNA which is specific for carrying methionine to sites on the ribosomes. During initiation of protein synthesis, tRNA(f)Met in prokaryotic cells and tRNA(i)Met in eukaryotic cells binds to the start codon (CODON, INITIATOR).

Year introduced: 1991(1988)

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Tree Number(s): D13.444.735.757.700.525

MeSH Unique ID: D012358

Entry Terms:

• Methionine-Specific tRNA
• Methionine Specific tRNA
• tRNA, Methionine-Specific
• Transfer RNA, Met
• Met Transfer RNA
• RNA, Met Transfer
• tRNA(Met)
• tRNAMet
• tRNA(m)Met
• Methionine-Specific tRNAm
• Methionine Specific tRNAm
• tRNAm, Methionine-Specific
• tRNA(f)Met
• tRNA(i)Met
• RNA, Transfer, Initiator
• Initiator tRNA
• tRNA, Initiator

Previous Indexing:

• Amino Acyl T RNA (1978-1987)
• RNA, Transfer (1966-1987)

All MeSH Categories
Chemicals and Drugs Category
Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides
Nucleic Acids
RNA
RNA, Transfer
RNA, Transfer, Amino Acid-Specific
RNA, Transfer, Met