part_of translation pathway translation termination pathway PW:0000582 Translation termination occurs when a stop codon is read, followed by splitting of the ribosomal subunits and their recycling. Ribosome recycling also happens in the case of aberrantly stalled ribosomes due to features of the mRNA, absence of a stop codon or its premature presence. In these cases mRNA surveillance mechanisms trigger appropriate mRNA decay pathways. pathway translational termination