Ribonucleases

Book Overview

The Superfamily of Vertebrate Secreted Ribonucleases.- Vertebrate Secretory (RNase A) Ribonucleases and Host Defense.- Antitumor Ribonucleases.- RNase T2 family: enzymatic properties, functional diversity, and evolution of ancient ribonucleases.- Stress-induced Ribonucleases.- Viral RNase Involvement in Strategies of Infection.- 5'-3' exoribonucleases.- Structure and degradation mechanisms of 3' to 5' exoribonucleases.- The RNA exosomes.- The Metallo--Lactamase Family of Ribonucleases.- Ribonuclease III and the Role of Double-Stranded RNA Processing in Bacterial Systems.- Structure and function of RNase H enzymes.- Ribonucleoprotein Ribonucleases P and MRP.- Nonenzymatic and Metal-ion-dependent RNA Cleavage, and RNase Models.- Ribonucleases as Models for Understanding Protein Folding.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642270905
• ISBN13: 9783642270901
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 406 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"