Progress in nucleic acid research and molecular biology Volume 56 /
"In perusing these chapters, I found much of interest. It is worth investigating."--Page Brickell in Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry "Full of interest not only for the molecular biologist--for whom the numerous references will be invaluable--but will also appeal to a much wider...
| Other Authors: | Cohn, Waldo E., Moldave, Kivie, 1923-, ScienceDirect (Online service) |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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San Diego :
Academic Press,
[1997]
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xii, 391 pages) : illustrations. |
| Series: |
Progress in nucleic acid research and molecular biology ;
v. 56. |
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Table of Contents:
- Front Cover; Progress in Nucleic Acid Research and Molecular Biology, Volume 56; Copyright Page; Contents; Abbreviations and Symbols; Some Articles Planned for Future Volumes; Chapter 1. Developmental Genome Reorganization in Ciliated Protozoa: The Transposon Link; I. Genome Organization and Reorganization in Ciliates; Il. Organization of Eliminated DNA Sequences; Ill. Mechanisms of Internal Eliminated Sequence Excision; IV. Possible Functions of Internal Eliminated Sequences; V. Evolution of Ciliate lnternal Eliminated Sequences by the Invasion, Bloom, Abdication, and Fading of Transposons.
- Chapter 5. RecA Protein: Structure, Function, and Role in Recombinational DNA RepairI. On the Function of Homologous Genetic Recombination in Bacteria; Il. The Structure of RecA Protein; Ill. RecA Protein Interactions with Its Ligands in Vitro; Biochemical Approaches; IV. RecA Protein-mediated DNA Strand Exchange; V. Interaction of RecA Protein with Other Proteins; VI. Other Functions of RecA Protein in Vivo; VII. Epilogue: Relating RecA Biochemistry to DNA Repair; References; Chapter 6. Molecular Biology of Axon-Glia Interactions in the Peripheral Nervous System.
- I. Axon-Glial Interactions during Neural Crest DevelopmentIl. Regulation of Schwann Cell Proliferation and Differentiation by Growth Factors and Their Receptors; Ill. Role of the Extracellular Matrix in PNS Development; IV. Myelination as a Speciality of Axon-Schwann Cell Interactions; V. Transcriptional Regulation of Axon-Schwann Cell Interactions; VI. Degeneration and Regeneration in the Nervous System; VII. Axon-Schwann Cell Interactions as a Bilateral Communication; VIII. Mechanisms of Membrane Sorting in Myelinating Schwann Cells; IX. Future Perspectives; References.