… First, the enzyme RNA polymerase (RNAP) binds to a specific sequence called the
promoter in DNA, and initiates RNA synthesis immediately downstream of this, at the …

… is because they come as such a surprise. They have been sitting in cells all … the beginning,
or close to the beginning — of life on Earth. While we may well eventually figure out how RNA …

… Walter considers this unlikely, however, and guesses that the RNA is directly involved in
interparticle recognition. "We are trYing to determine whether there is RNA-RNA 'interacti<\n be…

… Thus it is no surprise that evolution has co-opted a portion of its founder molecule, … Life on
the Earth owes its beginnings to RNA. In the coming decades the improving tools of molecular …

… the shadows of an earlier RNA world within our own cells. … at the beginning of appreciating
our common ancient RNA … use this book to find a handle on RNA biology. You will note a …

… We begin in the 1950s with the experiments that uncovered how RNA orchestrates the …
At times I describe RNA as spaghetti and compare RNA splicing reactions to copying and …

… to RNA, which translates those blueprints and uses them to build proteins. He suggested that
the process could essentially run in the other direction: an RNA … : make DNA from RNA. The …

… The snRNAs U1, U2, U4, U5 and U6 participate in various RNA–RNA and RNA–protein
interactions in the assembly and function of canonical spliceosomes: U1 and U2 recognize the 5…

… RNA from the protozoan Tetrahyme na thermophila. Much to our surprise, we found that this
RNA … overall classifi cation scheme for RNA-splicing re actions was beginning to emerge. Ini …

… It came as a major surprise even to those working on the … , most of the genome is transcribed
into RNA—if at low level [5]. … beginning to understand the complex interplay among RNA …