Progress in Nucleic Acid Research and Molecular Biology
Academic Press
Published on 1. January 1967
429 pages
978-0-08-086294-1 (ISBN)
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Progress in Nucleic Acid Research and Molecular Biology
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James Norman Davidson
Progress in Nucleic Acid Research and Molecular Biology: v. 6
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03/1967
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- Front Cover
- Progress in Nucleic Acid Research and Molecular Biology, Volume 6
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Preface
- Symbols and Abbreviations
- Contents of Previous Volumes
- Articles Planned for Future Volumes
- Chapter 1. Nucleic Acids and Mutability
- I. Introduction
- II. Definitions
- III. Detection of Mutations
- IV. Inheritance of Mutability
- V. Summary and Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 2. Specificity in the Structure of Transfer RNA
- I. Introduction
- II. Base Composition of tRNA
- III. The Arrangement of Nucleotides in tRNA
- IV. The Three-Dimensional Structure of Transfer RNA
- V. Studies on the Functional Sites in tRNA
- References
- Chapter 3. Synthetic Polynucleotides
- I. Introduction
- II. Preparation of Polynucleotides
- III. Techniques for Investigating the Physical Chemistry of Polynucleotides
- IV. Homopolynucleotides
- V. Polynucleotide Complexes
- VI. Role of Sugar Phosphate Backbone
- VII. Reversibility
- VIII. Displacement Reactions
- IX. Polynucleotide Analogs
- X. Theory and Practice of Helix-Coil Transitions
- XI. Factors Governing Structure
- References
- Chapter 4. The DNA of Chloroplasts, Mitochondria, and Centrioles
- I. Introduction
- II. Chloroplast DNA
- III. Mitochondrial DNA
- IV. Centriole DNA
- V. The Role of Cytoplasmic Nucleoids in Inheritance
- VI. Summary
- References
- Chapter 5. Behavior, Neural Function, and RNA
- I. Introduction
- II. Problems Discussed
- III. Methods of Analysis
- IV. Biosynthesis of Rapidly Labeled RNA in Brain Cells
- V. Acidic Proteins Specific for the Brain
- VI. Base Ratios of RNA during Physiological Stimulation
- VII. Base Ratios of RNA during Chemical Induction of RNA Synthesis
- VIII. The Emergence of RNA Rich in Adenine and Uracil during Learning Experiments
- IX. The Possible Transfer of RNA between Glia and the Associated Neuron
- X. The Synthesis of an Asymmetric, Adenine-Rich RNA in Parkinson's Disease
- XI. A Working Hypothesis
- References
- Chapter 6. The Nucleolus and the Synthesis of Ribosomes
- I. Characterization of the Genes Coding for Ribosomal RNA
- II. Synthesis of the Precursor of Ribosomal RNA
- III. Subsequent Events in the Formation of rRNA
- IV. Appearance of Ribosomes in the Cytoplasm
- V. Synopsis
- Addendum
- References
- Chapter 7. The Nature and Biosynthesis of Nuclear Ribonucleic Acids
- I. Introduction
- II. Phenol Fractionation of Nuclear RNA's and Their Characteristics
- III. Fractionation of Subnuclear Structures and Nuclear Ribonucleoproteins
- IV. The Biosynthesis of RNA in Nuclear Structures and Its Transport to the Cytoplasm
- V. Conclusion
- Note Added in Proof
- References
- Chapter 8. Replication of Phage RNA
- I. Introduction
- II. General Properties and Biology of RNA Phages
- III. Mutants of RNA Phages
- IV. Messenger Function of Phage RNA
- V. Replication of Phage RNA
- VI. Conclusions and Summary
- VII. Appendix: Identification and Analysis of Viral RNA
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index
