CHAPTER 8 RNA: Transcription and Processing CHAPTER 8 RNA: Transcription and Processing Copyright 2008 © W H Freeman and Company
CHAPTER OUTLINE 8.1 RNA 8.2 Transcription 8.3 Transcription in eukaryotes 8.4 Functional RNAs
RNA polymerase in action Chapter 8 Opener
RNA
Eukaryotic mRNA moves from nucleus to cytoplasm Figure 8-1
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The four ribonucleotides found in RNA Figure 8-2
Transcription
Opposite DNA strands can serve as template for RNA Figure 8-3
Overview of transcription Figure 8-4
Many RNAs can be simultaneously transcribed from a gene Figure 8-5
Sequences of DNA and transcribed RNA Figure 8-6
Promoter sequences in E. coli Figure 8-7
Transcription initiation in prokaryotes Figure 8-8
Elongation and termination of transcription Figure 8-9
Elongation and termination of transcription Figure 8-9a
Elongation and termination of transcription Figure 8-9b
A bacterial transcription-termination site Figure 8-10
Transcription in eukaryotes
Prokaryotic and eukaryotic transcription and translation compared Figure 8-11
Transcription initiation in eukaryotes Figure 8-12
Transcription initiation in eukaryotes Figure 8-12 part 1
Transcription initiation in eukaryotes Figure 8-12 part 2
Cotranscriptional processing of RNA Figure 8-13
Cotranscriptional processing of RNA Figure 8-13a
Cotranscriptional processing of RNA Figure 8-13b
Cotranscriptional processing of RNA Figure 8-13c
Complex patterns of eukaryotic mRNA splicing Figure 8-14
Functional RNAs
Conserved sequences related to intron splicing Figure 8-15
Spliceosome assembly and function Figure 8-16
Spliceosome assembly and function Figure 8-16 part 1
Spliceosome assembly and function Figure 8-16 part 2
Reactions in exon splicing Figure 8-17
Self-splicing reaction Figure 8-18
Self-splicing reaction Figure 8-18 part 1
Self-splicing reaction Figure 8-18 part 2
Small RNAs were the breakthrough of the year Figure 8-19
Petunia flowers demonstrating cosuppression Figure 8-20
Mechanism of action of RNAi Figure 8-21
A way to generate double-stranded RNA in a cell Figure 8-22