By: Jonathon D. Dinman (Editor)

Hardcover

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This book provides a premier resource on understanding the ribosome's essential nature and how it interacts with other proteins and nucleic acids to control protein synthesis. As one of the central foundations in our understanding of the biology at the molecular level, this topic appeals to a wide audience, from bench researcher to clinician. ÿWith the advent of atomic scale structures, methods to visualize and separate individual molecules, and the computational power to model the complex interactions of over a million atoms at once, our understanding of how gene expression is controlled at the level of protein translation is now deeply ensconced in the biophysical realm.

1. X-ray analysis of prokaryotic and eukaryotic ribosomes. Lasse B. Jenner, Adam Ben-Shem, Natalia Demeshkina, Marat Yusupov*, Gulnara Yusupova. 2. A passage through the ribosome by Cryo-EM. Partha P. Datta and Ananya Chatterjee 3. Molecular dynamics simulations of the ribosome. Karissa Y. Sanbonmatsu, Scott C. Blanchard and Paul C. Whitford. 4. Structural analyses of the ribosome by chemical modification methods. Jonathan A. Leshin, Arturas Meskauskas, and Jonathan D. Dinman. 5. Methods for studying the interactions of translation factors with the ribosome. Assen Marintchev 6. Riboproteomic approaches to understanding IRES elements. Encarnacion Martinez-Salas, David Pineiro and Noemi Fernandez. 7. Rapid kinetic analysis of protein synthesis. Marina V. Rodnina and Wolfgang Wintermeyer. 8. Investigating RNAs Involved in Translational Control by NMR and SAXS. Kathryn D. Mouzakis, Jordan E. Burke and Samuel E. Butcher. 9. Analyses of RNA-ligand interactions by fluorescence anisotropy. Aparna Kishor, Gary Brewer, Gerald M. Wilson 10. Approaches for the Identification and Characterization of RNA-Protein Interactions. Saiprasad Palusa and Jeffrey Wilusz. 11. A multidisciplinary approach to RNA Localization. Russell S. Hamilton, Graeme Ball and Ilan Davis. 12. Virtual Screening for RNA-interacting Small Molecules. Hyun-Ju Park and So-Jung Park. 13. The 'fifth' RNA nucleotide: a role for ribosomal RNA pseudouridylation in control of gene expression at the translational level. Mary McMahon, Cristian Bellodi, and Davide Ruggero. 14. Translational Control of Synaptic Plasticity and Memory. Arkady Khoutorsky, Christos Gkogkas and Nahum Sonenberg.

ISBN: 9781461439905
ISBN-10: 1461439906
Series: Biophysics for the Life Sciences
Audience: Tertiary; University or College
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 329
Published: 20th September 2012
Dimensions (cm): 23.368 x 15.24  x 2.286
Weight (kg): 0.544