Product Description: The diversity of RNAs inside living cells is amazing. We have known of the more “classic” RNA species: mRNA, tRNA, rRNA, snRNA and snoRNA for some time now, but in a steady stream new types of molecules are being described as it is becoming clear that most of the genomic information of cells ends up in RNA...read more

Product Description: This book is based on an advanced course of lectures on ribosome structure and protein biosynthesis that I offer at the Moscow State University. These lectures have been part of a general course on molecular biology for almost three decades, and they have undergone considerable evolution as knowledge has been pro­ gressing in this field...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: The mechanism by which ribosomal RNA is synthesized has been a topic of intensive research for nearly 30 years. In 1981 the first in vitro transcription system for ribosomal RNA from a eukaryote - mouse ascites cells - was reported, followed rapidly by similar systems in a variety of other eukaryotes, all revealed by a relatively small number of research groups...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

This book focuses on the RNA components of the ribosome and on group I introns emphasizing intrinsic properties of large RNAs common to both systems, splicing and translation. In particular, it demonstrates the fascinating versatility of genetic systems. (view table of contents)

Product Description: This book presents a comprehensive account of current knowledge about the rRNAs and conveys the excitement that has accompanied their study in recent years. All major aspects of prokaryotic and eukaryotic rRNAs are reviewed by leading investigators whose work has helped to illuminate their evolution, structure, function and synthesis...read more

Product Description: The ribosome is a complex and fascinating organelle that occupies a central role in cell metabolism. Consisting of over 50 different proteins and three to four RNA molecules, it has provided a stimulating challenge to biochemists, geneticists, molecular biologists and biophysical chemists for over three decades...read more

Product Description: During the past few decades we have witnessed an era of remarkable growth in the field of molecular biology. In 1950 very little was known of the chemical constitution of biological systems, the manner in which information was transmitted from one organism to another, or the extent to which the chemical basis of life is unified...read more

Product Description: Contents References 11 II. A short historical survey 13 References 16 III. Ribosomes within the cell 20 1. Proportion of ribosomes in tissues 21 2. Free and membrane-bound ribo- mes 22 3. Ribosomes in nucleoli 26 4. Structure of polysomes in the cell 26 5...read more