Ribosomes


Alexander S. Spirin.
Bok Engelsk 1999 A. S. Spirin,· Electronic books.
Omfang
1 online resource (XV, 416 p.)
Utgave
1st ed. 1999.
Opplysninger
Includes index.. - I Historical and Fundamental Introduction -- 1 Protein Biosynthesis: Summary and Definitions -- 2 Messenger RNA and the Genetic Code -- 3 Transfer RNA and Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases -- 4 Ribosomes and Translation -- II Structure of the Ribosome -- 5 Morphology of the Ribosome -- 6 Ribosomal RNA -- 7 Ribosomal Proteins -- 8 Mutual Arrangement of Ribosomal RNA and Proteins (Quaternary Structure) -- III Function of the Ribosome -- 9 Functional Activities and Functional Sites of the Ribosome -- 10 Elongation Cycle, Step I: Aminoacyl-tRNA Binding -- 11 Elongation Cycle, Step II: Transpeptidation (Peptide Bond Formation) -- 12 Elongation Cycle, Step III: Translocation -- 13 Elongation Rate and Its Modulation -- 14 Termination of Translation -- 15 Initiation of Translation -- 16 Translational Control in Prokaryotes -- 17 Translational Control in Eukaryotes -- 18 Cotranslational Folding and Transmembrane Transport of Proteins -- 19 Conclusion: General Principles of Ribosome Structure and Function.. - 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. The progress continues, and readers should be prepared that some facts, statements, and ideas included in the book may be incomplete or out­ of-date. In any case, this is primarily a textbook, but not a comprehensive review. It provides a background of knowledge and current ideas in the field and gives ex­ amples of observations and their interpretations. I understand that some interpre­ tations and generalizations may be tentative or disputable, but I hope that this will stimulate thinking and discussing better than if I left white spots. The book has a prototype: it is my monograph "Ribosome Structure and Pro­ tein Biosynthesis" published by the Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company, Menlo Park, California, in 1986. Here I have basically kept the former order of pre­ sentation ofthe topics and the subdivision into chapters. The contents ofthe chap­ ters, however, have been significantly revised and supplemented. The newly writ­ ten chapters on translational control in prokaryotes (Chapter 16) and eukaryotes (Chapter 17) are added.
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Dewey
ISBN
1-4615-7817-5

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