About the Author
Preface
Acknowledgments
PART Ⅰ Introduction
CHAPTER 1 A Brief History
CHAPTER 2 The Molecular Nature of Genes
CHAPTER 3 An Introduction to Gene Function
PART Ⅱ Methods of Molecular Biology
CHAPTER 4 Molecular Cloning Methods
CHAPTER 5 Molecular Tools for Studying Genes and Gene Activity
PARTⅢ Transcription in Prokaryotes
CHAPTER 6 The Mechanism of Transcription in Prokaryotes
CHAPTER 7 Operons: Fine Control of Prokaryotic Transcription
CHAPTER 8 Major Shifts in Prokaryotic Tran- scription
CHAPTER 9 DNA-Protein Interactions in Pro- karyotes
PARTⅣ Transcription in Eukaryotes
CHAPTER 10 Eukaryotic RNA Polymerases and Their Promoters
CHAPTER 11 General Transcription Factors in Eukarvotes
CHAPTER 12 Transcription Activators in En- karyotes
CHAPTER 13 Chromatin Structure and Its Effects on Transcription
PARTY Ⅴ Posttranscriptional Events
CHAPIER 14 Messenger RNA Processing I:Splicing
CHAPTER 15 Messenger RNA Processing II. Cap- ping and Polyadenylation
CHAPTER 16 Other RNA Processing Events
PART Ⅵ Translation
CHAPTER 17 The Mechanism of Translation Ⅰ: In- itiation
CHAPTER 18 The Mechanism of Translation Ⅱ: Elongation and Termination
CHAPTER 19 Ribosomes and Transfer RNA
PART Ⅶ DNA Replication, Recombination, and Transposition
CHAPTER 20 DNA Replication Ⅰ: Basic Mecha- nism and Enzymology
CHAPTER 21 DNA Replication Ⅱ: Detailed Mechanism
CHAPTER 22 Homologous Recombination
CHAPTER 23 Transposition
PARTⅧ Genomes
CHAPTER 24 Genomics and Proteomics
Glossary