RNA: Catalysis, Splicing, Evolution

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
FOREWORD, Pages vii-ix
PREFACE, Pages 1-2, Marlene Belfort, David A. Shub
Comparative and functional anatomy of group II catalytic introns — a review, Pages 5-30, François Michel, Kazuhiko Umesono, Haruo Ozeki
Studies on the hammerhead RNA self-cleaving domain, Pages 31-41, Duane E. Ruffner, SueAnn C. Dahm, Olke C. Uhlenbeck
Sequences required for self-catalysed cleavage of the satellite RNA of tobacco ringspot virus, Pages 43-52, Jim Haseloff, Wayne L. Gerlach
Two sequences participating in the autolytic processing of satellite tobacco ringspot virus complementary RNA, Pages 53-61, Paul A. Feldstein, Jamal M. Buzayan, George Bruening
Catalysis by the RNA subunit of RNase P — a minireview, Pages 63-64, S. Altman, M.F. Baer, M. Bartkiewicz, H. Gold, C. Guerrier-Takada, L.A. Kirsebom, N. Lumelsky, K. Peck
Phylogenetic comparative analysis and the secondary structure of ribonuclease P RNA — a review, Pages 65-75, Norman R. Pace, David K. Smith, Gary J. Olsen, Bryan D. James
The catalytic core of the sunY intron of bacteriophage T4, Pages 77-82, Ming-Qun Xu, David A. Shub
Amplification, mutation and selection of catalytic RNA, Pages 83-87, Gerald F. Joyce
Group I introns as mobile genetic elements: facts and mechanistic speculations — a review, Pages 91-114, Bernard Dujon
Mobile introns: definition of terms and recommended nomenclature, Pages 115-118, Bernard Dujon, Marlene Belfort, Ronald A. Butow, Claude Jacq, Claude Lemieux, Philip S. Perlman, Volker M. Vogt
A site-specific endonuclease and co-conversion of flanking exons associated with the mobile td intron of phage T4, Pages 119-126, Deborah Bell-Pedersen, Susan M. Quirk, Michael Aubrey, Marlene Belfort
The splicing of maize transposable elements from pre-mRNA – a minireview, Pages 127-133, Susan R. Wessler
Small nuclear RNAs from budding yeasts: phylogenetic comparisons reveal extensive size variation, Pages 137-144, Heli Roiha, Elizabeth O. Shuster, David A. Brow, Christine Guthrie
Mutational analysis of the interactions between U1 small nuclear RNA and pre-mRNA of yeast, Pages 145-151, Bertrand Séraphin, Michael Rosbash
RNA editing: the creation of nucleotide sequences in mRNA — a minireview, Pages 155-160, Kenneth Stuart, Jean E. Feagin, John M. Abraham
The control of sexual development in Drosophila melanogaster: genetic and molecular analysis of a genetic regulatory hierarchy — a minireview, Pages 161-167, John M. Belote
Heat-shock disruption of trans-splicing in trypanosomes: effect on Hsp70, Hsp85 and tubulin mRNA synthesis, Pages 169-175, Michael L. Muhich, MiMi P. Hsu, John C. Boothroyd
Characterization of the spliced leader genes and transcripts in Trypanosoma cruzi, Pages 177-189, Cathleen McCarthy-Burke, Zoe A. Taylor, Gregory A. Buck
Conserved sequences and structures of group I introns: building an active site for RNA catalysis — a review, Pages 191-203, Thomas R. Cech
Molecular genetics of group I introns: RNA structures and protein factors required for splicing — a review, Pages 205-226, John M. Burke
AUTHOR INDEX, Pages 227-228