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RNA: A Laboratory Manual

By Donald C. Rio, University of California, Berkeley; Manuel Ares, Jr., University of California, Santa Cruz; Gregory J. Hannon, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory; Timothy W. Nilsen, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

© 2011 • 586 pp., illus., appendices, index
Paperback • £107.00 £74.90 • ISBN 978-0-879698-91-1

RNA molecules participate in and regulate a vast array of cellular processes, and the scientific community is now entering a new era in which some aspect of RNA biology—as a tool, a therapeutic, a diagnostic, or part of a fundamental process—is becoming increasingly important. But initiating RNA research can be intimidating, and without a thorough understanding of the challenges and complexities inherent in handling this fragile nucleic acid, forays into the RNA world can be quite frustrating. RNA: A Laboratory Manual provides a broad range of up-to-date techniques so that any investigator can confidently handle RNA and carry out meaningful experiments, from the most basic to the most sophisticated. Originating in four of the field’s most prominent laboratories and written with novices as well as more advanced researchers in mind, this manual provides the necessary background and strategies for approaching any RNA investigation in addition to detailed step-by-step protocols and extensive tips and troubleshooting information. RNA: A Laboratory Manual will enable any researcher to approach a wide variety of RNA-related problems with confidence and a high expectation of success.

About the Authors

Donald C. Rio is Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of California, Berkeley. His research has focused on nucleic acid biochemistry, nucleic acid–protein interactions, nucleic acid rearrangements, and genome-wide approaches to the role of RNA binding proteins in controlling alternative pre-mRNA splicing. Dr. Rio obtained his Ph.D. with Robert Tjian at the University of California, Berkeley and did postdoctoral work with Gerald Rubin. He was Assistant and Associate Professor at MIT and Associate Member of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, prior to moving to his current position.

Manuel Ares, Jr. is Professor of Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He received a Ph.D. with Stephen H. Howell on the cell cycle of Chlamydomonas at UC San Diego (1982) and did postdoctoral work with Alan M. Weiner on snRNA transcription in HeLa cells at Yale. He joined the faculty at UC Santa Cruz in 1987 and has focused on snRNA processing, structure, and function in yeast and mammalian cells. He is currently President of the RNA Society.

Gregory J. Hannon is Professor and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. He received his Ph.D. at Case Western Reserve University working with Tim Nilsen (1992) and then moved to Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory for postdoctoral studies with David Beach. A pioneering investigator in the field of RNA interference, his laboratory has characterized many of the major complexes for small interfering RNAs and microRNAs. His lab also investigates the role of small RNAs as oncogenes and tumor suppressors and the use of RNAi libraries to identify therapeutic targets for specific disease subtypes.

Timothy W. Nilsen is Professor and Director of the Center for RNA Molecular Biology at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. He is also Professor of Biochemistry and of Medicine. After receiving a Ph.D. from the State University of New York at Albany working with Corrado Baglioni, he joined the faculty at CWRU (1982). His research has focused on RNA biology including the mechanism of action of interferon, the mechanism of SL-addition trans-splicing and mechanisms of regulation of alternative splicing. Currently, his laboratory is investigating the mechanism(s) of microRNA mediated gene regulation in animal cells and the structure and function of messenger ribonucleoprotiens. Dr. Nilsen became Editor in Chief of the journal RNA when it was founded in 1995 and still serves in that capacity. He is on the Editorial Board of Molecular and Cellular Biology and the Board of Reviewing Editors for Science.

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RNA: Life's Indispensable Molecule

By James Darnell, The Rockefeller University

© 2011 • 416 pp., illus., appendix, index
Hardcover • £25.00 • ISBN 978-1-936113-19-4

In RNA: Life’s Indispensable Molecule, Jim Darnell provides a comprehensive and captivating account of RNA research, illuminated by his own life-long and celebrated engagement in the field. Darnell describes how scientists unraveled fundamental questions about the biochemical and genetic importance of RNA—how mRNAs are generated and used to produce proteins, how noncoding and catalytic RNAs mediate key cellular processes, and how RNA molecules likely initiated life on Earth. With a scope extending from the early 20th century to the present day, and with the clarity expected from an accomplished textbook author, he conveys the intellectual context in which these questions first arose and explains how the key experiments were structured and answers obtained. The book is geared towards scientists from the graduate level on up, and will particularly appeal to active investigators in RNA biology, educators of molecular biology and biochemistry, and science historians.

About the Author

James E. Darnell, Jr., M.D. has been Vincent Astor Professor at The Rockefeller University since 1974. His career has included poliovirus research with Harry Eagle at the National Institutes of Health, research with François Jacob at the Pasteur Institute in Paris, and academic appointments at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and Columbia University. He has mentored over 120 doctoral students and postdoctoral scientists. From the very beginning of his first lab at MIT, Darnell, his students and postdocs have studied RNA, its synthesis, processing, and transcriptional regulation.

Darnell is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and has received numerous awards, including the 2003 National Medal of Science and the 2002 Albert Lasker Award for Special Achievement in Medical Science. He is the coauthor, with S.E. Luria, of General Virology (Wiley) and the founding author with Harvey Lodish and David Baltimore of Molecular Cell Biology

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RNAi: A Guide to Gene Silencing

Edited By Gregory J. Hannon, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

© 2003 • 436 pp., illus., index
Printed hardcover • £82.00 • ISBN 978-087969641-2

The ability of double stranded RNA to inhibit the expression of genes with an appropriate sequence can be harnessed to silence target genes in vitro in a new and powerful way. This volume combines reliable RNAi protocols for a variety of species with discussion of strategies for the effective design of experiments using this important new technique that is changing the way experimental science is done.

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RNAi: A Guide to Gene Silencing

Edited By Gregory J. Hannon, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

© 2003 • 436 pp., illus., index
Paperback • £47.00 £9.40 • ISBN 978-087969704-4

The ability of double stranded RNA to inhibit the expression of genes with an appropriate sequence can be harnessed to silence target genes in vitro in a new and powerful way. This volume combines reliable RNAi protocols for a variety of species with discussion of strategies for the effective design of experiments using this important new technique that is changing the way experimental science is done.

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A Short Guide to the Human Genome

By Stewart Scherer

© 2008 • 173 pp., illus., index
Paperback • £18.00 £12.60 • ISBN 978-087969791-4

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Signaling & Gene Expression in the Immune System
(Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology LXIV)

© 1999 • 621 pp., illus., color plates, appendices, index
Paper • £79.00 £39.50 • ISBN 978-087969570-5

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Single-Molecule Techniques: A Laboratory Manual

Edited By Paul R. Selvin, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Taekjip Ha, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

© 2008 • 507 pp., illus., appendix, index
Paperback • £107.00 • ISBN 978-087969775-4

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The Skeletal System
(Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Series 53)

Edited By Olivier Pourquié, Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, Missouri

© 2009 • 365 pp., illus., index
Hardcover • £60.00 • ISBN 978-087969825-6

The thirteen chapters presented in this book summarize our current understanding of the development, biology, and evolution of the vertebrate skeleton. Written by experts in the field, chapters cover everything from the differentiation of chondrocytes, limb and craniofacial patterning, and the origins and evolution of bone to the genetics of human skeletal disease. It is a useful reference for scientists and clinicians wishing to learn how the skeleton is built and works.

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Speaking of Genetics: A Collection of Interviews

Edited By Jane Gitschier, Institute for Human Genetics, University of California, San Francisco

© 2011 • 259 pp., illus., further reading, index
Paperback • £12.00 • ISBN 978-1-936113-03-3

These 22 interviews were conducted by University of California Professor Jane Gitschier for publication in the scientific journal PLoS Genetics over the past 5 years. Here these interviews are presented as a single, stand-alone collection for the first time.

The collection makes a compelling read by capturing exhilarating moments of discovery on a wide range of genetic questions as recounted by the scientists themselves. We also hear from scientists whose careers have taken on a broader role—a University president, a master teacher, an author, the founder of a company, and an explorer. Further perspective is provided by several non-scientists whose work helps frame our understanding and practice of genetics; these include a judge, a reporter, an administrator, and an historian of science. Together, the interviews in this collection bring to life the practice and societal implications of contemporary genetics.

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Statistics at the Bench: A Step-by-Step Handbook for Biologists

By Martina Bremer, Department of Mathematics, San Jose State University, California; Rebecca W. Doerge, Departments of Statistics and Agronomy, Purdue University, Indiana

© 2010 • 167 pp., illus., indexes
Concealed wire binding • £39.00 £27.30 • ISBN 978-0-879698-57-7