Evolution of the Protein Synthesis Machinery and Its Regulation

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Evolution of tRNAs Was Driven by Entropic Forces....Pages 1-7
The Phylogenomic Roots of Translation....Pages 9-30
Origins and Early Evolution of the Ribosome....Pages 31-60
Evolution of Translational Initiation: From Archaea to Eukarya....Pages 61-79
On the Origin and Early Evolution of Translation in Eukaryotes....Pages 81-107
Evolution of Translation in Mitochondria....Pages 109-142
eIF4Es and Their Interactors from Yeast Species....Pages 143-164
Expansion of eIF4E and 4E-BP Family Members in Deuterostomes....Pages 165-185
The Diversification of eIF4E Family Members in Plants and Their Role in the Plant-Virus Interaction....Pages 187-205
Evolution of eIF4E-Interacting Proteins....Pages 207-234
Evolution of eIF2α Kinases: Adapting Translational Control to Diverse Stresses....Pages 235-260
eIF2α Kinases and the Evolution of Stress Response in Eukaryotes....Pages 261-276
Translation Elongation and Termination: Are They Conserved Processes?....Pages 277-311
The Unique Evolutionary Distribution of Eukaryotic Elongation Factor 3....Pages 313-326
Evolution of TOR and Translation Control....Pages 327-411
Translational Control in Echinoderms: The Calm Before the Storm....Pages 413-434
Unique and Conserved Features of the Protein Synthesis Apparatus in Parasitic Trypanosomatid (Trypanosoma and Leishmania) Species....Pages 435-475
Evolutionary Aspects of Translation Regulation During Abiotic Stress and Development in Plants....Pages 477-490
Ribonucleoprotein Foci in Eukaryotes: How to Translate the Silence....Pages 491-511
RNA-Mediated Silencing in Eukaryotes: Evolution of Protein Components and Biological Roles....Pages 513-529
Evolution of the Molecules Coupling mRNA Transport with Translational Control in Metazoans....Pages 531-546
IRES Elements: Issues, Controversies and Evolutionary Perspectives....Pages 547-564
Erratum to: Evolution of TOR and Translation Control....Pages E1-E2