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Book SynopsisPart I. Evolution of Transcription and Translation Systems.- Chapter 1. From Simplicity to Complexity: The Evolution of RNA Polymerase II from Its Archaeal Ancestor.- Chapter 2. Ancient Protein Folds in RNA Polymerase and Ribosomes.- Part II. Evolution of RNA Processing, Modification, and Decay Mechanisms.- Chapter 3. Regulation of Exon Recognition by Serine-Arginine Rich Splicing Factors and Heterogeneous Ribonucleoproteins in Higher Eukaryotes.- Chapter 4. Evolution of Bacterial tRNA Nucleotidyltransferase.- Chapter 5. Polyribonucleotide Phosphorylase: An Ancient Enzyme Conserved in Bacteria and Eukarya.- Chapter 6. RNA processing and Decay Pathways in Archaea: Emerging Insights of the Function of the Archaeal Specific Ski2-like RNA Helicase.- Part III. Evolution of Small RNA-Mediated Regulations.- Chapter 7. RNase III Enzymes and Their Accessory Domains.- Chapter 8. Conserved and Diverse Functions of Bacterial Small RNAs.- Chapter 9. Molecular Evolution of Bacterial RNase E and Its Systems.- Chapter 10. CRISPR – Cas Systems ~ Diversity and Evolution.- Chapter 11. Small Self-Cleaving Ribozymes in Eukaryotes.
