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MeSH Heading: RNA, Transfer, Met
Tree Number(s): D13.444.735.757.700.525
Unique ID: D012358
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012358
Scope Note: A transfer RNA which is specific for carrying methionine to sites on the ribosomes. During initiation of protein synthesis, tRNA(f)Met in prokaryotic cells and tRNA(i)Met in eukaryotic cells binds to the start codon (CODON, INITIATOR).
Entry Term(s): Initiator tRNA; Methionine-Specific tRNA; Methionine-Specific tRNAm; RNA, Transfer, Initiator; Transfer RNA, Met; tRNA(Met); tRNA(f)Met; tRNA(i)Met; tRNA(m)Met; tRNAMet
Registry Numbers: 0
Previous Indexing: Amino Acyl T RNA (1978-1987); RNA, Transfer (1966-1987)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under RNA, TRANSFER, AMINO ACID-SPECIFIC 1988-90
History Note: 91(88); was see under RNA, TRANSFER, AMINO ACID-SPECIFIC 1988-90
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1987/05/07
Revision Date: 2000/06/22

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

drug effects (DE)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

ultrastructure (UL)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0019212
Registry Numbers: 0
Scope Note: A transfer RNA which is specific for carrying methionine to sites on the ribosomes. During initiation of protein synthesis, tRNA(f)Met in prokaryotic cells and tRNA(i)Met in eukaryotic cells binds to the start codon (CODON, INITIATOR).
Terms: RNA, Transfer, Met Preferred Term
Term UI T036755
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag ACX
ThesaurusID NLM (1988); Methionine-Specific tRNA
Term UI T036753
Date05/07/1987
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Transfer RNA, Met
Term UI T036754
Date01/03/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); tRNA(Met)
Term UI T036757
Date05/07/1987
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); tRNAMet
Term UI T036756
Date05/07/1987
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

RNA, Transfer, Met MeSH Descriptor Data 2025