Fungal RNA Biology

This book presents an overview over the diverse functions RNA plays in fungal biology, highlighting the latest state of knowledge, as well as remaining questions and future challenges in this area. It covers a wide range of RNA-mediated biological mechanisms in yeasts and filamentous fungi, includin...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Sesma, Ane (Editor), von der Haar, Tobias (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2014, 2014
Edition:1st ed. 2014
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • RNA polymerase II-dependent transcription in fungi and its interplay with mRNA decay
  • Pre-mRNA splicing and the spliceosome: assembly, catalysis and fidelity
  • Fungal pre-mRNA 3’ end processing
  • mRNA export
  • mRNA translation: Fungal variations on a eukaryotic theme
  • mRNA localization
  • mRNA degradation and decay
  • Cytoplasmic mRNA surveillance pathways
  • Making Ribosomes: pre-rRNA Transcription and Processing
  • Biogenesis and evolution of functional tRNAs
  • Small RNA-mediated gene silencing in Neurospora
  • The RNAi machinery in Mucorales: the emerging role of endogenous small RNAs
  • Regulation of pericentric heterochromatin by ncRNA in Schizosaccharomyces pombe
  • Approaches for dissecting RNA-binding protein networks
  • Bioinformatic tools for Next-Generation RNA sequencing analysis