Structural Aspects of Protein Synthesis

Download or read book Structural Aspects of Protein Synthesis written by Mans Ehrenberg and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2013-06-06 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This highly illustrated book provides an up-to-date description of the structure and function of the translation system including ribosomes, tRNAs, translation factors, antibiotics and aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases. Research on translation is undergoing rapid changes and is receiving significant attention as evidenced by the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2009. The structural research by crystallography and cryo-EM forms part of an interactive framework that involves biochemistry and molecular computation. The book provides a comprehensive overview of translation in light of the structural results. It is a valuable resource for scientists in this and related fields, as well as for students taking courses with a focus on translation. There is no other book in this field currently except the previous edition of this book. The authors have for a long time worked in the field of structure and function of the translation system.Contents: The Basics of TranslationHistorical MilestonesMethods of Studying StructureThe Message ? mRNAThe Adaptor ? tRNAThe Workbench ? RibosomesThe Structure of the RibosomeRibosomal Sites and Ribosomal StatesThe Catalysts ? Translation FactorsInhibitors of Protein Synthesis ? Antibiotics, ResistanceThe Process ? TranslationProtein Processing, Folding and TargetingEvolution of the Translation Apparatus Readership: Upper level undergraduates and graduate students with an interest in protein synthesis; researchers in cell and molecular biology, biochemistry and biophysics who need to get an overview of translation.