Ebook: Biophysical approaches to translational control of gene expression
- Tags: Gene Expression, Biophysics and Biological Physics, Biochemistry general, Single Molecule Studies Molecular Motors, Nucleic Acid Chemistry, Crystallography
- Series: Biophysics for the Life Sciences 1
- Year: 2013
- Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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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. With 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.
When quantum mechanics was first proposed a century ago, nobody could have anticipated how deeply it would affect our lives. Today, we are connected and powered through devices whose existence is predicated on the basic principles of this strange physics. Not even the biological sciences have escaped its reach. As scientists query the deepest mysteries of the living world, the physical scales probed and the types of questions asked are increasingly blurring the lines between biology and physics. The hybrid field of biophysics represents the new frontier of the 21st century.
The ribosome has been at the heart of three Nobel Prizes. Understanding its essential nature and how it interacts with other proteins and nucleic acids to control protein synthesis has been one of the central foundations in our understanding of the biology at the molecular level. With 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. This book provides a premier resource to a wide audience, whether it be the general reader seeking a broad view of the field, a clinician interested in the role of protein translation in human disease, the bench researcher looking for state-of-the-art technologies, or computational scientists involved in cutting edge molecular modeling.
When quantum mechanics was first proposed a century ago, nobody could have anticipated how deeply it would affect our lives. Today, we are connected and powered through devices whose existence is predicated on the basic principles of this strange physics. Not even the biological sciences have escaped its reach. As scientists query the deepest mysteries of the living world, the physical scales probed and the types of questions asked are increasingly blurring the lines between biology and physics. The hybrid field of biophysics represents the new frontier of the 21st century.
The ribosome has been at the heart of three Nobel Prizes. Understanding its essential nature and how it interacts with other proteins and nucleic acids to control protein synthesis has been one of the central foundations in our understanding of the biology at the molecular level. With 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. This book provides a premier resource to a wide audience, whether it be the general reader seeking a broad view of the field, a clinician interested in the role of protein translation in human disease, the bench researcher looking for state-of-the-art technologies, or computational scientists involved in cutting edge molecular modeling.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
X-Ray Analysis of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Ribosomes....Pages 1-25
A Passage Through the Ribosome by Cryo-EM....Pages 27-50
Molecular Dynamics Simulations of the Ribosome....Pages 51-68
Structural Analyses of the Ribosome by Chemical Modification Methods....Pages 69-81
Methods for Studying the Interactions of Translation Factors with the Ribosome....Pages 83-101
Riboproteomic Approaches to Understanding IRES Elements....Pages 103-118
Rapid Kinetic Analysis of Protein Synthesis....Pages 119-139
Investigating RNAs Involved in Translational Control by NMR and SAXS....Pages 141-172
Analyses of RNA–Ligand Interactions by Fluorescence Anisotropy....Pages 173-198
Approaches for the Identification and Characterization of RNA-Protein Interactions....Pages 199-212
A Multidisciplinary Approach to RNA Localisation....Pages 213-233
Virtual Screening for RNA-Interacting Small Molecules....Pages 235-252
The “Fifth” RNA Nucleotide: A Role for Ribosomal RNA Pseudouridylation in Control of Gene Expression at the Translational Level....Pages 253-288
Translational Control of Synaptic Plasticity and Memory....Pages 289-310
Back Matter....Pages 311-317
When quantum mechanics was first proposed a century ago, nobody could have anticipated how deeply it would affect our lives. Today, we are connected and powered through devices whose existence is predicated on the basic principles of this strange physics. Not even the biological sciences have escaped its reach. As scientists query the deepest mysteries of the living world, the physical scales probed and the types of questions asked are increasingly blurring the lines between biology and physics. The hybrid field of biophysics represents the new frontier of the 21st century.
The ribosome has been at the heart of three Nobel Prizes. Understanding its essential nature and how it interacts with other proteins and nucleic acids to control protein synthesis has been one of the central foundations in our understanding of the biology at the molecular level. With 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. This book provides a premier resource to a wide audience, whether it be the general reader seeking a broad view of the field, a clinician interested in the role of protein translation in human disease, the bench researcher looking for state-of-the-art technologies, or computational scientists involved in cutting edge molecular modeling.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
X-Ray Analysis of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Ribosomes....Pages 1-25
A Passage Through the Ribosome by Cryo-EM....Pages 27-50
Molecular Dynamics Simulations of the Ribosome....Pages 51-68
Structural Analyses of the Ribosome by Chemical Modification Methods....Pages 69-81
Methods for Studying the Interactions of Translation Factors with the Ribosome....Pages 83-101
Riboproteomic Approaches to Understanding IRES Elements....Pages 103-118
Rapid Kinetic Analysis of Protein Synthesis....Pages 119-139
Investigating RNAs Involved in Translational Control by NMR and SAXS....Pages 141-172
Analyses of RNA–Ligand Interactions by Fluorescence Anisotropy....Pages 173-198
Approaches for the Identification and Characterization of RNA-Protein Interactions....Pages 199-212
A Multidisciplinary Approach to RNA Localisation....Pages 213-233
Virtual Screening for RNA-Interacting Small Molecules....Pages 235-252
The “Fifth” RNA Nucleotide: A Role for Ribosomal RNA Pseudouridylation in Control of Gene Expression at the Translational Level....Pages 253-288
Translational Control of Synaptic Plasticity and Memory....Pages 289-310
Back Matter....Pages 311-317
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