The arrival of any of the three stop codons (UAA, UAG and UGA) into the ribosomal A-site triggers the binding of a release factor (RF) to the ribosome and subsequent polypeptide chain release. In eukaryotes, the RF is composed of two proteins, eRF1 and eRF3. eRF1 is responsible for the hydrolysis of the peptidyl-tRNA, while eRF3 provides a GTP-dependent function. The ribosome releases the mRNA and dissociates into its two complex subunits, which can reassemble on another molecule to begin a new round of protein synthesis. It should be noted that at present, there is no factor identified in eukaryotes that would be the functional equivalent of the bacterial ribosome release (or recycling) factor, RRF, that catalyzes dissociation of the ribosome from the mRNA following release of the polypeptide
Hoshino S, Imai M, Kobayashi T, Uchida N, Katada T.; ''The eukaryotic polypeptide chain releasing factor (eRF3/GSPT) carrying the translation termination signal to the 3'-Poly(A) tail of mRNA. Direct association of erf3/GSPT with polyadenylate-binding protein.''; PubMedEurope PMCScholia
Frolova L, Le Goff X, Rasmussen HH, Cheperegin S, Drugeon G, Kress M, Arman I, Haenni AL, Celis JE, Philippe M.; ''A highly conserved eukaryotic protein family possessing properties of polypeptide chain release factor.''; PubMedEurope PMCScholia
Salas-Marco J, Bedwell DM.; ''GTP hydrolysis by eRF3 facilitates stop codon decoding during eukaryotic translation termination.''; PubMedEurope PMCScholia
Jones WM, Scaloni A, Bossa F, Popowicz AM, Schneewind O, Manning JM.; ''Genetic relationship between acylpeptide hydrolase and acylase, two hydrolytic enzymes with similar binding but different catalytic specificities.''; PubMedEurope PMCScholia
Erlandsson R, Boldog F, Persson B, Zabarovsky ER, Allikmets RL, Sümegi J, Klein G, Jörnvall H.; ''The gene from the short arm of chromosome 3, at D3F15S2, frequently deleted in renal cell carcinoma, encodes acylpeptide hydrolase.''; PubMedEurope PMCScholia
Figaro S, Scrima N, Buckingham RH, Heurgué-Hamard V.; ''HemK2 protein, encoded on human chromosome 21, methylates translation termination factor eRF1.''; PubMedEurope PMCScholia
Hoshino S, Imai M, Mizutani M, Kikuchi Y, Hanaoka F, Ui M, Katada T.; ''Molecular cloning of a novel member of the eukaryotic polypeptide chain-releasing factors (eRF). Its identification as eRF3 interacting with eRF1.''; PubMedEurope PMCScholia
Ichikawa S, Kaji A.; ''Molecular cloning and expression of ribosome releasing factor.''; PubMedEurope PMCScholia
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peptidyl-tRNA with elongating peptideeRF1 80S Ribosome mRNA
peptidyl-tRNA ComplexeRF1 80S Ribosome mRNA
tRNA ComplexeRF1 80S Ribosome mRNA
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mRNA
peptidyl-tRNA with elongating peptideeRF1 80S Ribosome mRNA
peptidyl-tRNA ComplexeRF1 80S Ribosome mRNA
tRNA Complex