RNA
RNA (ribonucleic acid) A complex organic compound (a nucleic acid) in living cells that is concerned with
protein synthesis. In some viruses, RNA is also the hereditary material. Most RNA is synthesized in the nucleus and then distributed to various parts of the cytoplasm. An RNA molecule consists of a long chain of
nucleotides in which the sugar is
ribose and the bases are adenine, cytosine, guanine, and uracil (see illustration; compare
DNA).
Messenger RNA (
mRNA) is responsible for carrying the
genetic code transcribed from DNA to specialized sites within the cell (known as
ribosomes), where the information is translated into protein composition (see
transcription;
translation).
Ribosomal RNA (
rRNA) is present in ribosomes; it is single-stranded but helical regions are formed by
base pairing within the strand.
Transfer RNA (
tRNA,
soluble RNA,
sRNA) is involved in the assembly of amino acids in a protein chain being synthesized at a ribosome. Each tRNA is specific for an amino acid and bears a triplet of bases complementary with a triplet on mRNA (see
anticodon;
elongation). RNA can associate with proteins to form complexes called
ribonucleoproteins. See also
antisense RNA;
RNA processing.
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Lewisham Council rolls out avatar technology to interact with residents.
M2 Presswire; 7/30/2002; 700+ words
; ...PRESSWIRE-30 July 2002-MICROSOFT: Lewisham Council rolls out avatar technology to...launched today by the London Borough of Lewisham, together with Fujitsu Consulting and...ordinated by the London Borough of Lewisham with three further European cities participating...
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Lewisham is ready to rock ; Lewisham is transforming its entire town centre at a cost of Pounds 250 million. The results will be fantastic, says David Spittles
Newspaper article from: Evening Standard - London; 3/7/2007; ; 700+ words
; LEWISHAM is next on the runway for a big, multimillonpound...families who want to put down roots, Lewisham is a remarkably overlooked place. Transport...Greenwich. With such credentials, why has Lewisham not acquired the upandcoming status of...
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Property: Hot Spot - Lewisham, South London - No longer so cheap - but increasingly cheerful
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 12/12/1998; ; 700+ words
; Lewisham is a before and after kind of place which...been stretching its tentacles steadily in Lewisham's direction, and both the Jubilee Line...Railway extensions are well under way. Lewisham has arrived. Manj Gill, of Oak estate...
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INTERGRIS: Lewisham leads the way with Integris.
M2 Presswire; 5/28/1999; 700+ words
; ...PRESSWIRE-28 May 1999-INTERGRIS: Lewisham leads the way with Integris (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:250599 * Lewisham Borough Council signs IT partnership deal with Integris Lewisham Borough Council has awarded a 3.5 million...
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Look out, it's Lewisham; UP MARKET: Planners hope that new shops and leisure opportunities will encourage locals to spend time in Lewisham, above ON THE UP: Nicola Moon, right, bought into a converted church, top, while Gill and Gemma Phillips love Ladywell, left.
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 11/11/2007; 700+ words
; Byline: JANE HUGHES Lewisham has come a long way since the arrival...commute of Canary Wharf back in 1999. Lewisham's property market had been dominated...escaping the fact, however, that while Lewisham's residentialstreets were being revamped...
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Lewisham Council launches new website with cScape; Council moves closer to meeting e-gov deadlines.
M2 Presswire; 7/20/2005; 700+ words
; ...M2 PRESSWIRE-20 July 2005-CSCAPE: Lewisham Council launches new website with cScape...Citizens within the London Borough of Lewisham can now access services and information...advice on search engine optimisation. Lewisham's website now offers a better user...
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LOTUS DEVELOPMENT: Lewisham Housing Dept moves to Lotus Notes.
M2 Presswire; 9/8/1998; 700+ words
; ...September 1998-LOTUS DEVELOPMENT: Lewisham Housing Dept moves to Lotus Notes (C...RDATE:080998 The Housing division of Lewisham Council (LC) has announced that it...system to Lotus Notes. The decision by Lewisham Council to upgrade its 600 users is based...
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Lewisham Council rewarded for excellence.
M2 Presswire; 4/1/2008; 664 words
; ...PRESSWIRE-1 April 2008-London Councils: Lewisham Council rewarded for excellence(C...M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:01042008 Lewisham Council has today (Tuesday) received...Merrick Cockell, presented the Mayor of Lewisham, Sir Steve Bullock, with a Charter...
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Lewisham to pilot radical new scheme for Housing Benefit.
M2 Presswire; 12/2/2003; 700+ words
; ...PRESSWIRE-2 December 2003-UK Government: Lewisham to pilot radical new scheme for Housing...M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:12022003 Lewisham is at the forefront of a radical reform...rather than having it paid for them. Lewisham is one of nine Pathfinder areas that...
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News: Lewisham slashes UK equities.
Magazine article from: Pensions Week; 9/25/2006; 700+ words
; ...two of its fund managers. The GBP540m Lewisham Council pension fund invests 42% in...target by 3.7% in the last 12 months Lewisham said UBS's underperformance was largely...selection. As part of an annual review, Lewisham is also considering a number of other...
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Lewisham
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Lewisham , inner borough (1991 pop. 215,300...but there is some light engineering. Lewisham, which was noted in Elizabethan times...Christopher Marlowe was killed in a brawl at Lewisham in 1593. Goldsmith's College, a faculty...
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Priest, Maxi
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...Max Elliott in the London borough of Lewisham. One of ten children, he wasn ’...Records. By converting the basement of his Lewisham home into a preproduction studio, Priest...Record … Born Max Elliot, in Lewisham, England. Began as carpenter in Lewisham...
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Armstrong, Henry Edward
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
Armstrong, Henry Edward ( b. Lewisham, London, England, 6 May 1848; d. Lewisham, 13 July 1937) chemistry, science education. Armstrong entered the Royal College of Chemistry, London, in 1865. Here he studied with A.W. Hofmann...
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Morrison, Herbert
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History
...county councillor from 1922, and MP for South Hackney in 1923–4, 1929–31, 1935–45 (and Lewisham 1945–59), Morrison led Labour to victory in the 1934 LCC elections. The culmination of his London‐...
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Herbert George Wells
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...s involvement with socialism and radicalism had begun in 1884 and continued for the remainder of his life. Love and Mr. Lewisham (1900), Wells's first nonscience fiction novel, concerned the relationship of men and women and introduced sex as an...
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