Evolution of the Protein Synthesis Machinery and Its Regulation

1. Evolution of tRNAs Was Driven by Entropic Forces
Marco V. José, Gabriel S. Zamudio, Sávio Torres Farías

2. The Phylogenomic Roots of Translation
Derek Caetano-Anollés, Gustavo Caetano-Anollés

3. Origins and Early Evolution of the Ribosome
George E. Fox

4. Evolution of Translational Initiation: From Archaea to Eukarya
Dario Benelli, Anna La Teana, Paola Londei

5. On the Origin and Early Evolution of Translation in Eukaryotes
Greco Hernández, Vincent G. Osnaya, Alejandra García, Mitzli X. Velasco

6. Evolution of Translation in Mitochondria
Aldo E. García-Guerrero, Angélica Zamudio-Ochoa, Yolanda Camacho-Villasana, Rodolfo García-Villegas, Adrián Reyes-Prieto, Xochitl Pérez-Martínez

7. eIF4Es and Their Interactors from Yeast Species
Daniela Ross, Michael Altmann

8. Expansion of eIF4E and 4E-BP Family Members in Deuterostomes
Kathleen M. Gillespie, Tsvetan R. Bachvaroff, Rosemary Jagus

9. The Diversification of eIF4E Family Members in Plants and Their Role in the Plant-Virus Interaction
Tzvetanka D. Dinkova, León Martinez-Castilla, Miguel A. Cruz-Espíndola

10. Evolution of eIF4E-Interacting Proteins
Greco Hernández, Kathleen M. Gillespie, Tsvetan R. Bachvaroff, Rosemary Jagus, Cátia Igreja, Daniel Peter, Manuel Bulfoni, Bertrand Cosson

11. Evolution of eIF2α Kinases: Adapting Translational Control to Diverse Stresses
Stefan Rothenburg, Millie M. Georgiadis, Ronald C. Wek

12. eIF2α Kinases and the Evolution of Stress Response in Eukaryotes
Juan José Berlanga, César de Haro, Miguel A. Rodríguez-Gabriel, Iván Ventoso

13. Translation Elongation and Termination: Are They Conserved Processes?
Sandra Eltschinger, Peter Bütikofer, Michael Altmann

14. The Unique Evolutionary Distribution of Eukaryotic Elongation Factor 3
Maria Mateyak, Arjun N. Sasikumar, Stephen Dunaway, Terri Goss Kinzy

15. Evolution ofTOR and Translation Control
Bruno D. Fonseca, Tyson E. Graber, Huy-Dung Hoang, Asier González, Alexander A. Soukas, Greco Hernández, Tommy Alain, Stephanie L. Swift, Ronit Weisman, Christian Meyer, Christophe Robaglia, Joseph Avruch, Michael N. Hall

16. Translational Control in Echinoderms: The Calm Before the Storm
Patrick Cormier, Héloïse Chassé, Bertrand Cosson, Odile Mulner-Lorillon, Julia Morales

17. Unique and Conserved Features of the Protein Synthesis Apparatus in Parasitic Trypanosomatid (Trypanosoma and Leishmania) Species
Osvaldo P. de Melo Neto, Christian R. S. Reis, Danielle M. N. Moura, Eden R. Freire, Mark Carrington

18. Evolutionary Aspects of Translation Regulation During Abiotic Stress and Development in Plants
René Toribio, Alfonso Muñoz, Ana B. Castro-Sanz, Alejandro Ferrando, Marta Berrocal-Lobo, M. Mar Castellano

19. Ribonucleoprotein Foci in Eukaryotes: How to Translate the Silence
Layana Carla, Gonzalo H. Corujo, Rolando V. Rivera Pomar

20. RNA-Mediated Silencing in Eukaryotes: Evolution of Protein Components and Biological Roles
J. Armando Casas-Mollano, Ericka Zacarias, Xinrong Ma, Eun-Jeong Kim, Heriberto Cerutti

21. Evolution of the Molecules Coupling mRNA Transport with Translational Control in Metazoans
Paula Vazquez-Pianzola, Beat Suter, Greco Hernández

22. IRES Elements: Issues, Controversies and Evolutionary Perspectives
Rosario Francisco-Velilla, Gloria Lozano, Rosa Diaz-Toledano, Javier Fernandez-Chamorro, Azman M. Embarek, Encarnacion Martinez-Salas

23. Erratum to: Evolution ofTOR and Translation Control
Bruno D. Fonseca, Tyson E. Graber, Huy-Dung Hoang, Asier González, Alexander A. Soukas, Greco Hernández, Tommy Alain, Stephanie L. Swift, Ronit Weisman, Christian Meyer, Christophe Robaglia, Joseph Avruch, Michael N. Hall

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