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The polyA tail is in the 3′ UTR (after the stop codon) and is not translated. It doesn’t appear in the final protein sequence. It’s also a fairly standard feat
by rrock 5y ago
The polyA tail is in the 3′ UTR (after the stop codon) and is not translated. It doesn’t appear in the final protein sequence. It’s also a fairly standard feature.
- q1w2 5y agoTo be clear, it's not translated into the final antibody, but it remains present in the vaccine, and hence in your body - it is what gives the vaccine structural stability in the body. ...and yes, it is standard - it is not covid-vaccine specific. This is all covered in This Week in Virology - one of the recent episodes about 3 months ago.