| The Crystal Structure of Seryl-tRNA Synthetase and its Complexes with ATP and tRNA[superscript Ser] | p. 1 |
| Charging of RNA Microhelices and Decoding Genetic Information: Evaluation of Functional Coupling between Distal Parts of a tRNA Structure | p. 13 |
| Identity of a Prokaryotic Initiator tRNA | p. 23 |
| Genetic Systems in Yeast for Analysis of Initiator/Elongator tRNA Specificity | p. 35 |
| Specificity in RNA: Protein Interactions; the Recognition of Escherichia coli Glutamine tRNA | p. 47 |
| Conformational Change of tRNA Upon Interaction of the Identity-Determinant Set with Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetase | p. 59 |
| Functional Aspects of Three Modified Nucleosides, [Psi], ms[superscript 2]io[superscript 6]A, and m[superscript 1]G, Present in the Anticodon Loop of tRNA | p. 67 |
| The Determination of Posttranscriptional Modification in RNA | p. 79 |
| RNA Polymerase 1, the Nucleolus and Synthesis of 35S rRNA in the Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae | p. 89 |
| DNA Elements and Protein Factors Involved in the Regulation of Transcription of the Ribosomal RNA Genes in Yeast | p. 101 |
| Genetic Approaches to the Study of Eukaryotic Ribosomes | p. 109 |
| Regulation of Ribosomal RNA Synthesis and Control of Ribosome Formation in E. coli | p. 119 |
| Regulation of the Eleven Gene S10 Ribosomal Protein Operon by the 50S Subunit Protein L4 | p. 131 |
| Fis-Dependent Trans-Activation of Stable RNA Operons and Bacterial Growth | p. 139 |
| Ribosomal RNA Processing in Saccharomyces cerevisiae | p. 151 |
| Analysis of Mutations in the 23S rRNA | p. 163 |
| Extrinsic Factors in Ribosome Assembly | p. 173 |
| Non-Ribosomal Proteins Affecting the Assembly of Ribosomes in Escherichia coli | p. 185 |
| Mechanisms of Translational Initiation and Repression in Prokaryotes | p. 197 |
| The Central Pseudoknot Connecting the Three Major Domains in 16S rRNA is Required for Translational Initiation | p. 209 |
| RNA Helicase Activity in Translation Initiation in Eukaryotes | p. 221 |
| Translation Initiation by Internal Ribosome Binding of Eukaryotic mRNA Molecules | p. 229 |
| Novel Structural and Functional Aspects of Translational Initiation Factor IF2 | p. 241 |
| Translational Stop Signals: Evolution, Decoding for Protein Synthesis and Recoding for Alternative Events | p. 253 |
| The Allosteric Three-Site Model and the Mechanism of Action of Both Elongation Factors EF-Tu and EF-G | p. 263 |
| Elongation Factor Tu from Thermus thermophilus, Structure, Domains and Interactions | p. 273 |
| Topography of the Ternary EF-Tu/GTP/Phe-tRNA[superscript Phe] Complex as Studied by Crosslinking and Limited Proteolysis | p. 285 |
| Specific Functions of Elongation Factor Tu, a Molecular Switch in Protein Biosynthesis, as Studied by Site-Directed Mutagenesis | p. 295 |
| EF-Tu Stoichiometries in Code Translation | p. 305 |
| Kinetic Fluorescence Study on EF-Tu-Dependent Binding of Phe-tRNA[superscript Phe] to the Ribosomal A Site | p. 317 |
| Defining the Function of EF-3, a Unique Elongation Factor in Low Fungi | p. 327 |
| Antibiotic and Protein Interactions with the GTPase and Peptidyl Transferase Regions in 23S rRNA | p. 339 |
| Extension and Folding of Nascent Peptides on Ribosomes | p. 347 |
| Protein Synthesis and Secretion as Seen by the Nascent Protein Chain | p. 359 |
| Mutants of tRNA, Ribosomes and mRNA Affecting Frameshifting, Hopping or Stop Codon Read-Through | p. 371 |
| Use of Ribosomal Accuracy Mutants to Probe Mechanisms of Programmed Translational Frameshifts in Escherichia coli | p. 375 |
| 23S rRNA Tunes Ribosomal Accuracy | p. 385 |
| Towards Atomic Resolution of Prokaryotic Ribosomes: Crystallographic, Genetic and Biochemical Studies | p. 397 |
| Functional Site Determinations in Three Dimensions on Eukaryotic and Eubacterial Ribosomes | p. 411 |
| Messenger RNA Path Through the Procaryotic Ribosome | p. 421 |
| Mapping the Functional Centre of the Escherichia coli Ribosome | p. 433 |
| The Arrangement of tRNA in the Ribosome | p. 445 |
| A Model of the tRNA Binding Sites on the Escherichia coli Ribosome | p. 455 |
| Photolabile Oligodeoxyribonucleotide Probes of E. coli Ribosome Structure | p. 465 |
| The Simplicity Behind the Elucidation of Complex Structure in Ribosomal RNA | p. 477 |
| The Functional Role of Conserved Sequences of 16S Ribosomal RNA in Protein Synthesis | p. 489 |
| Crystallization and Diffraction Studies of Thermus flavus 5S rRNA and Synthetic Fragments of the 5S rRNA | p. 501 |
| Towards Ribosomal Structure at Peptide Level: Use of Crosslinking, Antipeptide Antibodies and Limited Proteolysis | p. 509 |
| Structure and Function of Escherichia coli Ribosomal Protein L7/L12: Effect of Cross-Links and Deletions | p. 521 |
| Structural Studies on Prokaryotic Ribosomal Proteins | p. 533 |
| Molecular Genetics of Chloroplast Ribosomes in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii | p. 545 |
| The Nuclear Genes for Chloroplast Ribosomal Proteins L11 and L12 in Higher Plants | p. 555 |
| The Spinach Plastid Ribosome: Protein Properties and Aspects of Ribosome Biosynthesis | p. 565 |
| Structure and Function of Mammalian Mitochondrial Ribosome | p. 575 |
| Essential Features of the Peptidyl Transferase Center in the Yeast Mitochondrial Ribosome | p. 587 |
| Genes for Mitochondrial Ribosomal Proteins in Plants | p. 599 |
| Editing Creates the Initiator Codon of the rpl2 Transcript from Maize Chloroplasts | p. 609 |
| The Plant Mitochondrial Transfer RNA Population: A Mosaic of Species with Different Genetic Origins | p. 617 |
| Assembly of SRP from Single Polypeptides and 7S RNA | p. 627 |
| The Alu-Domain of the Signal Recognition Particle | p. 635 |
| Molecular Mechanism of the Genetic Code Variations Found in Candida Species and its Implications in Evolution of the Genetic Code | p. 647 |
| The Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetase Family: An Evolutionary View of Their Structural Organization | p. 657 |
| Evolution of the EF-Tu Family | p. 669 |
| The Evolution of Ribosomal Protein and Ribosomal RNA Operons: Coding Sequences, Regulatory Mechanisms and Processing Pathways | p. 679 |
| The Ribosomal Proteins: Compilation of Protein Species Equivalents from Various Organisms, Based on Evolutionary Analyses | p. 689 |
| Expression and Assembly of Chloroplast Ribosomal Proteins in E. coli | p. 701 |
| The Cellular Slime Mold as a Paradigm to Study Ribosome Polymorphism in Eukaryotes | p. 713 |
| Reconstitution of a Minimal Small Ribosomal Subunit | p. 719 |
| The Bifunctional Nature of Ribosomal Proteins and Speculations on Their Origins | p. 727 |
| Index | p. 739 |
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