The nuclear chronicles: gene transcription and molecular traveling

The transfer and processing of an RNA transcript from its locus of transcri ption on chromatin through the nuclear membrane to its site of translation on cytoplasmic ribosomes is a long and complex journey involving numerous p rocesses and interactions with various macromolecules. These various steps that regulate gene expression were the subject of the 9th Winternational Sy mposium of the Canadian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular & Cell Biolog y held at Manoir du Lac Delage, a small resort centre north of Quebec City on February 12-15, 1999.