Overview

The genetic code is dynamic -- it, or its readout, can be specifically changed by mRNA signals that modify the behavior of on-board ribosomes. Many viruses use recoding to maximize utilization of information in small genomes, and probably all organisms use recoding in at least some genes for expanding the regulatory repertoire. The volume will detail specific recoding examples to understand the mechanisms and the mRNA signals. It will continue to detail the biochemical and genetic approaches to identify and study the cellular factors involved in recoding. The signals in mRNA that dictate recoding often include complex folded structures of the RNA, which we are studying by a combination of microbiology, genetics, biochemical and NMR approaches.

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Author:   John F. Atkins ,  Raymond F. Gesteland
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   2010 ed.
Volume:   24
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.982kg
ISBN:  

9780387893815

ISBN 10:   0387893814
Pages:   466
Publication Date:   16 December 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Redefinition.- Selenocysteine Biosynthesis, Selenoproteins, and Selenoproteomes.- Reprogramming the Ribosome for Selenoprotein Expression: RNA Elements and Protein Factors.- Translation of UAG as Pyrrolysine.- Specification of Standard Amino Acids by Stop Codons.- Ribosome “Skipping”: “Stop-Carry On” or “StopGo” Translation.- Recoding Therapies for Genetic Diseases.- Frameshifting – Redirection of Linear Readout.- Pseudoknot-Dependent Programmed —1 Ribosomal Frameshifting: Structures, Mechanisms and Models.- Programmed —1 Ribosomal Frameshift in the Human Immunodeficiency Virus of Type 1.- Ribosomal Frameshifting in Decoding Plant Viral RNAs.- Programmed Frameshifting in Budding Yeast.- Recoding in Bacteriophages.- Programmed Ribosomal ?1 Frameshifting as a Tradition: The Bacterial Transposable Elements of the IS3 Family.- Autoregulatory Frameshifting in Antizyme Gene Expression Governs Polyamine Levels from Yeast to Mammals.- Sequences Promoting Recoding Are Singular Genomic Elements.- Mutants That Affect Recoding.- The E Site and Its Importance for Improving Accuracy and Preventing Frameshifts.- Discontiguity.- Translational Bypassing – Peptidyl-tRNA Re-pairing at Non-overlapping Sites.- trans-Translation.- Transcription Slippage.- Transcript Slippage and Recoding.- Computational Resources for Studying Recoding.

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