Codon usage bias has long been appreciated to influence protein production. Yet, relatively
few studies have analyzed the impacts of codon usage on tissue-specific mRNA and protein …

Codon usage patterns are affected by both mutational biases and translational selection.
The frequency at which each codon is used in the genome is directly linked to the cellular …

Codon usage influences gene expression distinctly depending on the cell context. Yet, the
importance of codon bias in the simultaneous turnover of specific groups of protein-coding …

Codon usage is biased between lowly and highly expressed genes in a genome-specific
manner. This universal bias has been well assessed in some unicellular species, but …

Selection on codon usage bias is well documented in a number of microorganisms. Whether
codon usage is also generally shaped by natural selection in large organisms, despite their …

Codon usage biases are found in all genomes and influence protein expression levels. The
codon usage effect on protein expression was thought to be mainly due to its impact on …

Background Several lines of evidence suggest that codon usage in the Drosophila saltans
and D. willistoni lineages has shifted towards a less frequent use of GC-ending codons …

Codon usage bias is a universal feature of all genomes. Although codon usage has been
shown to regulate mRNA and protein levels by influencing mRNA decay and transcription in …

Background Natural selection has traditionally been understood as a force responsible for
pushing genes to states of higher translational efficiency, whereas lower translational …

The nonrandom use of synonymous codons (codon bias) is a well-established phenomenon
in Drosophila. Recent reports suggest that levels of codon bias differ among genes that are …