Structural and Catalytic Roles of Metal Ions in RNAAstrid Sigel, Helmut Sigel, Roland K. O. Sigel The discovery of ribozymes triggered a huge interest in the chemistry and biology of RNAs. Much of the recently made progress focusing on metal ions is addressed in Volume 9. This book, written by 28 internationally recognized experts, provides a most up-to-date view and it is thus of special relevance for colleagues teaching courses in biological inorganic chemistry and for researchers dealing, e.g., with nucleic acids, gene expression, and enzymology, but also for those in analytical and bioinorganic chemistry or biophysics. Structural and Catalytic Roles of Metal Ions in RNA describes metal ion-binding motives, methods to detect and characterize metal ion binding sites, and the role of metal ions in folding and catalysis. It deals with diffuse metal ion binding, RNA quadruplexes, the regulation of riboswitches, metal ions and ribozymes, including artificial ribozymes. The ribosome, ribozymes and redox cofactors, as well as the binding of kinetically inert metal ions to RNA are also considered. |
Contents
METHODS TO DETECT AND CHARACTERIZE METAL | 37 |
Spectroscopic Methods | 46 |
Chemical and Biochemical Methods | 67 |
Computational Methods | 80 |
Concluding Remarks and Future Directions | 89 |
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A. M. Pyle adducts affinity atoms base pairs biochemical Biochemistry Biol Biophys Ca2+ catalysis cations Cell Chem cisplatin cleavage cofactors complex concentration conformation crystal structures crystallographic divalent ions divalent metal ions domain electron electrostatic enzymes Figure flexizyme formation functional gene group I intron group II introns hairpin ribozyme hammerhead ribozyme HDV ribozyme helices helix hexammine innersphere interactions ion binding sites kinetic leadzyme ligands loop M-box magnesium metal ion binding Mg2+ ions mgtA Mn2+ molecules motif mRNA N. G. Walter Natl Nucleic Acids Nucleic Acids Res nucleobase nucleophile nucleotides observed Pb2+ phosphorothioate protein proton pseudoknot Pt(II R. K. O. Sigel reaction redox ribosome riboswitch RNA quadruplexes RNA structure RNase role of metal rRNA scissile secondary structure self-splicing sequence small ribozymes specific spliceosome Sr2+ stability step of splicing Struct studies substrate subunit tertiary structure transcription tRNA vitro X-ray Zn2+