Steroid hormone activation of a target cell is mediated by s…

Steroid hormone activation of a target cell is mediated by steroid hormone binding receptors. The cellular response is biphasic, with a fast phase that occurs in seconds and a slow phase that requires minutes. What molecular event accounts for the slow phase of activation?

A prokaryotic mRNA transcribed from the E. coli araB gene ha…

A prokaryotic mRNA transcribed from the E. coli araB gene has the sequence:   5′- UUUGGAUGGAGUGAAACGAUGGCGAUUGCA-3′   Two potential initiator AUG sequences are indicated in bold font. How does the incoming ribosome and initiator tRNA-MET know where to start translating?