Description

RNA Editing devotes a chapter to each of the major types of this form of RNA processing. Each chapter is written by a leader in the field and offers fundamental principles, as well as up to date information on recent advances. Numerous examples of RNAs known to be edited are provided throughout the volume, but most importantly, the book highlights the amazing mechanistic diversity found among the various types of RNA editing. RNAs are cleaved, ligated, and deaminated on their way to maturation, and in some cases, their sequence is even altered in the brief moment when RNA polymerase stalls. The chemical reactions that allow RNA editing, and the RNA and proteins that direct the process are all described and will be of interest to students and established researchers in the field as well as those scientists from other disciplines who come across examples of RNA editing.

Reviews

"An impressive and perhaps bewildering array of types of editing and mechanisms unfold in the chapters of RNA Editing. ... The Frontiers in Molecular Biology series has provided a tight little volume, RNA Editing, which provides one-stop-shopping for some of the most current data available on this fascinating subject. ... A book such as this should ... help to dispel any remaining ignorance for students and researchers who are interested in RNA processing and mechanisms for increasing genetic diversity alike. Further, it makes for a great unfinished story."--Cell

Product Details

210 pages; 1 color plate, & 32 line illus; ISBN13: 978-0-19-963814-7ISBN10: 0-19-963814-4

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