Translational Control in Health and Disease

Nucleic acids are the fundamental building blocks of DNA and RNA and are found in virtually every living cell. Molecular biology is a branch of science that studies physicochemical properties of molecules in a cell, including nucleic acids, proteins, and enzymes. This guide discusses fresh discoveries, approaches, and ideas in molecular biology.

List of contents

1. The Molecular Basis of Translational Control
Chris S. Fraser
2. Cell Signaling Pathways Affecting Protein Synthesis
John Blenis and Sarah Mahoney
3. Effects of cell stress on protein synthesis and granule formation.
Nancy L. Kedersha and Paul Anderson
4. miRNA-mediated gene silencing
Peter Sarnow
5. The Role of Protein Synthesis in Cancer
Robert J. Schneider
6. Localized Protein Synthesis and Synaptic Plasticity
Joel Richter, Mauro Costa-Mattioli and Nahum Sonenberg
7. Translational Control During Early Development
Paul Lasko
8. Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinase: From TOP mRNAs to Cell Size
Oded Meyhuhas
9. Viruses
Anne Willis, Lisa Roberts and Richard Jackson(?)
10. RNA Aptamers to Translational Components
Yoshikazu Nakamura
11. Nonsense Mediated Decay and Regulation at Termination
Stuart Peltz

Report

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

Product details

• Authors: John W. B. Hershey, John W. B. (EDT) Hershey
• Assisted by: John W. B. Hershey (Editor)
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.11.2009
• EAN: 9780123747587
• ISBN: 978-0-12-374758-7
• No. of pages: 300
• Series: Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science; Progress in Molecular Biology; Progress in Molecular Biology; Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; PHYSIOLOGY, MEDICAL / Physiology