Catalytic RNA

This special volume of Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science focuses on catalytic RNA. Written by experts in the field, the reviews cover a range of topics ranging from hammerhead ribozyme to spliceosome catalyis.

Garrett A. Soukup (Volume editor)

9780123812865, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 12 December 2013

248 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.1 cm, 0.45 kg

Praise for the series: "Full of interest not only for the molecular biologist-for whom the numerous references will be invaluable-but will also appeal to a much wider circle of biologists, and in fact to all those who are concerned with the living cell." --British Medical Journal

This special volume of Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science focuses on catalytic RNA. Written by experts in the field, the reviews cover a range of topics, from hammerhead ribozymes to spliceosome catalysis to Varkud satellite and hairpin ribozymes.

1. The Hammerhead Ribozyme: Structure, Catalysis, and Gene Regulation
   William G. Scott, Lucas H. Horan and Monika Martick
2. Bridging the Gap between Theory and Experiment to Derive a Detailed Understanding of Hammerhead Ribozyme Catalysis
   Tai-Sung Lee, Kin-Yiu Wong, George M. Giambasu and Darrin M. York
3. A Mechanistic Comparison of the Varkud Satellite and Hairpin Ribozymes
   Timothy J. Wilson and David M. J. Lilley
4. HDV Family of Self-Cleaving Ribozymes
   Nathan Riccitelli and Andrej Lupták
5. The Structural and Functional Uniqueness of the glmS Ribozyme
   Juliane K. Soukup
6. The Role of snRNAs in Spliceosomal Catalysis
   Saba Valadkhan

Subject Areas: Molecular biology [PSD], Biochemistry [PSB], Genetics [non-medical PSAK], Biophysics [PHVN]