RNA biology : an introduction / Gunter Meister. — Weinheim : Wiley-VCH, c2011. – (58.174251/M515)

Contents

    Contents
    
    Preface XV
    Part One mRNA Biology 1
    1 Introduction 3
    2 Transcription of Pre-mRNAs 17
    3 Capping of the Pre-mRNA S' End 37
    4 3' End Processing of Pre-mRNAs 45
    5 Splicing of Eukaryotic Pre-mRNAs 59
    6 mRNA Export from the Nucleus to the Cytoplasm 73
    7 Translation 83
    8 Deadenylation of mRNA 107
    9 mRNA Decapping 113
    10 mRNA Decay Pathways 121
    11 mRNA Quality Control 137
    Part Two Non-Coding RNA Biology 151
    12 Ribosomal RNAs and the Biogenesis of Ribosomes 153
    13 Transfer RNAs 183
    14 The 7SL RNA and the Signal Recognition Particle 199
    15 Regulation of Transcription: the 7SK Small Nuclear RNA 209
    16 Small Nucleolar RNAs 217
    17 Spliceosomal Small Nuclear RNAs 229
    18 Small Non-Coding RNAs and the Mechanism of Gene Silencing 245
    19 Long Non-Coding RNAs 271
    20 RNA Editing 281
    21 Ribozymes- Catalytic RNA Molecules 293
    22 Riboswitches and RNA Sensors 303
    23 RNomics 309
    Appendix: Answers to Questions 319
    Index 355