Molecular Genetics Pt 2

Contributors To Part II

Preface

Contents Of Part I

Chapter I Mechanisms of Replication and Repair of Nucleic Acid

I. Introduction

II. Replication of DNA in Vitro

III. Replication of DNA in Vivo

IV. Damage and Repair of DNA

V. Effects of the Thymineless State

VI. Relation of DNA Replication to Protein Synthesis

VII. Single-Stranded DNA and RNA Phages

VIII. Conclusions

References

Chapter II Structural Aspects of the Genetic Apparatus of Viruses and Cells

I. Introduction

II. Nucleic Acids as Linear Macromolecules

III. Natural Nucleic Acids

IV. Circularity and Discontinuity in DNA

V. Replication of Nucleic Acids

VI. Structural Aspects of Organized Chromosomes

VII. Cytoplasmic Genetic Material

VIII. Models

IX. Conclusions

References

Chapter III Patterns and Mechanisms of Genetic Recombination

I. Introduction

II. Recombination in Bacteriophages

III. Genetic Transfer in Bacteria

IV. Recombination in Meiotic Divisions

V. Mechanisms of Genetic Recombination in Meiosis

VI. A Modified Chromosome Model with Some Implications for Recombination

VII. Addendum

References

Chapter IV The Genetic Code

I. Introduction

II. Deciphering the Code

References

Chapter V On Peptide Chain Initiation

I. Initiation of Peptide Chains in E. coli

II. On the Involvement of N-Formylmethionyl-tRNAF in Regulation

III. On Peptide Chain Initiation in Organisms Other Than E. coli

IV. Further Problems

V. Summary

References

Chapter VI RNA Synthesis—Mechanism of Genetic Transcription

I. Introduction

II. Mechanism of DNA-Dependent RNA Synthesis

III. The Product of in Vivo and in Vitro Transcription

IV. Regulation of RNA Synthesis

References

Chapter VII Regulation of Enzyme Synthesis in Microorganisms

I. Historical

II. Physiological Aspects of Regulation

III. Mechanisms

References

Chapter VIII Regulation in Viruses

I. General Considerations

II. Regulation of Gene Action

III. Regulation of Replication

IV. Conclusions and Perspectives

References

Chapter IX Metabolic Regulation in Metazoan System

I. Introduction

II. Some Theoretical and Practical Considerations in Metabolic Regulation

III. Control of Enzyme Synthesis in Metazoa

IV. Selected Physiological and Pathological Control Mechanisms in Metazoa

V. Conclusions—Contrast of Controls in Unicellular and Multicellular Organisms

VI. Addendum

References

Chapter X Studies of Nucleic Acid Interactions Using DNA-Agar

I. Introduction

II. Procedures for the Study of Nucleic Acid Interactions

III. DNA-DNA Interactions

IV. DNA-RNA Interactions

V. Renaturation of the DNA of Higher Organisms

VI. Implications for Evolution

VII. Conclusions

VIII. Addendum

References

Author Index

Subject Index