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RNA在生命中的许多作用:“RNA世界”/进化分子中的RNA

The many roles of RNAs in Life: „The RNA world” / Svet RNA in molekulska evolucija
课程网址: http://videolectures.net/bzid07_schroeder_srme/  
主讲教师: Renée Schroeder
开课单位: 维也纳大学
开课时间: 2010-08-25
课程语种: 英语
中文简介:
分子生物学的中心法则表明,生物信息存储在DNA中,然后通过RNA流入蛋白质,蛋白质执行DNA规定的功能。DNA被认为是“生命分子”。随着核糖核酸(RNA)可以存储遗传信息并执行催化和调节功能的发现,这一核心教条现在正受到挑战。RNA可能是生命的中心,在它的起源,驱动进化和调节细胞活动直到今天。RNA世界理论提出,基于RNA的生命早于今天的DNA和蛋白质主导的细胞代谢。 我将介绍目前关于RNA分子在控制细胞代谢中的许多功能的知识。RNA具有前所未有的结构灵活性和多样性。它是一种动态分子,采用多种结构。我将进一步解释RNA的催化潜力。一种被称为SELEX的有效方法能够分离和选择具有所需功能的RNA分子,并为设计治疗分子开辟了潜力。 就在最近,人们发现了一类新的RNA,即微小RNA,它通过调节基因表达来调节发育。RNAi途径正被用作一种研究工具,具有巨大的治疗潜力。
课程简介: The central dogma of molecular biology suggests that biological information is stored in DNA then flows via RNA into proteins, which execute the functions dictated by DNA. DNA is thought to be the “molecule of life”. With the discovery that ribonucleic acid (RNA) can store genetic information and execute catalytic and regulatory functions, the central dogma is now being challenged. RNA might be at the centre of life, at its origin, driving evolution and regulating cellular activities until today. The RNA world theory proposes that an RNA-based life predated today’s DNA and proteins dominated cellular metabolism. I will present the current knowledge on the many functions RNA molecules have in controlling cellular metabolism. RNA has an unprecedented structural flexibility and diversity. It is a dynamic molecule, which adopts a large variety of structures. I will further explain the catalytic potential of RNAs. A potent method, called SELEX, enables the isolation and selection of RNA molecules with desired functions and opens the potential for design of therapeutic molecules. Just recently, a new class of RNAs have been discovered, the microRNAs, which regulate development through the modulation of gene expression. The RNAi pathway is being used as a research tool and has great therapeutic potential.
关 键 词: 分子生物学; 中心法则; 细胞代谢
课程来源: 视频讲座网
数据采集: 2023-07-21:chenjy
最后编审: 2023-07-21:chenjy
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