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From: Differences in codon bias cannot explain differences in translational power among microbes

Figure 2

Translation rate benefit of codon bias by amino acid The translation rate benefit of codon bias for each amino acid in E. coli is plotted versus the frequency of the amino acid in the E. coli proteome. Each amino acid is represented by its one-letter abbreviation. Panels a – e represent Scenarios 1 – 5, respectively (described in Methods). For all panels, the duration of translocation is assumed to be negligible and the benefit is estimated in comparison to uniform codon use (corresponding to the white bars of Figure 1). Only a few amino acids encoded by one or more rare codons contribute disproportionately to the total translation rate benefit of codon bias in E. coli.

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