20 citations · 35 across the 3 of their papers we have counts for
3 papers
q-bio.SC2013★ 20 cited
Control of ribosome traffic by position-dependent choice of synonymous codons
Namiko Mitarai, Steen Pedersen
Messenger RNA encodes a sequence of amino acids by using codons. For most amino acids there are multiple synonymous codons that can encode the amino acid. The translation speed can…
q-bio.SC2008★ 1 cited
Ribosome collisions and Translation efficiency: Optimization by codon usage and mRNA destabilization
Namiko Mitarai, Kim Sneppen, Steen Pedersen
Individual mRNAs are translated by multiple ribosomes that initiate translation with a few seconds interval. The ribosome speed is codon dependant, and ribosome queuing has been su…
cond-mat1999★ 14 cited
Thermodynamics of Heat Shock Response
Kristine Bourke Arnvig, Steen Pedersen, Kim Sneppen
Production of heat shock proteins are induced when a living cell is exposed to a rise in temperature. The heat shock response of protein DnaK synthesis in E.coli for temperature sh…