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Editorial
. 2023 May;13(5):e1270.
doi: 10.1002/ctm2.1270.

Stops making sense - For the people?

Leoš Shivaya Valášek  1 , Julius Lukeš  2   3 , Zdeněk Paris  2   3
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Editorial

Stops making sense - For the people?

Leoš Shivaya Valášek et al. Clin Transl Med. 2023 May.
No abstract available

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The authors declare they have no conflict of interest.

Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Unique, one base shorter anticodon stem of tRNATrp CCA is critical for UGA reassignment to tryptophan in a process called stop codon read‐through in Blastocrithidia nonstop. Source: Adapted with permission from magazine Vesmír – vesmir.cz.
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Potential of a modified tRNA molecule to restore synthesis of a full‐length protein such as cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) and rescue PTC‐caused diseases such as cystic fibrosis. Source: Created with BioRender.com.
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