CHEBI:33699 - messenger RNA

ChEBI IDCHEBI:33699
ChEBI Namemessenger RNA
Stars
DefinitionAn RNA molecule that transfers the coding information for protein synthesis from the chromosomes to the ribosomes mRNA is formed from a DNA template by transcription. It may be a copy of a single gene or of several adjacent genes (polycistronic mRNA). On the ribosome, the sequence is converted into the programmed amino acid sequence through translation.
Last Modified17 February 2022
SubmitterKirill Degtyarenko
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
messenger RNA (CHEBI:33699) is a ribonucleic acid (CHEBI:33697)
Incoming Relation(s)
m7G(5')pppAm (CHEBI:17851) is a messenger RNA (CHEBI:33699)
m7G(5')pppm6Am (CHEBI:17894) is a messenger RNA (CHEBI:33699)
IUPAC Name 
messenger RNA
Synonyms  Source
mRNAIUPAC
template RNAChEBI
UniProt Name  Source
mRNAUniProt