Progress in Nucleic Acid Research and Molecular Biology
Academic Press
Published on 12. July 1993
235 pages
978-0-08-086333-7 (ISBN)
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Progress in Nucleic Acid Research and Molecular Biology
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- Front Cover
- Progress in Nucleic Acid Research and Molecular Biology, Volume 45
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Abbreviations and Symbols
- Some Articles Planned for Future Volumes
- Chapter 1. Analysis of Rice Genes in Transgenic Plants
- I. Analysis of Rice Genes
- II. Methods for Gene Transfer in Rice
- III. Analysis of Transferred Genes in Transgenic Plants
- IV. Concluding Remarks and Future Prospects
- References
- Chapter 2. Immunoglobulin Gene Diversification by Gene Conversion
- I. Evidence for Somatic Gene Conversion
- II. Molecular Mechanism of Somatic Immunoglobulin Gene Conversion
- III. Enzymatic Activities Implicated in Immunoglobulin Gene Conversion
- IV. Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 3. ADP-ribosylation Factors: Protein Activators of Cholera Toxin
- I. Biochemistry of ADP-ribosylation Factors
- II. Structure of ADP-ribosylation Factors
- III. Functions of ADP-ribosylation Factors in Animal Cells
- References
- Chapter 4. Molecular Biology in the Eicosanoid Field
- I. Lipoxygenases
- II. Leukotriene A4 Hydrolase
- III. Prostaglandin G/H Synthase (Cyclooxygenase)
- IV. Thromboxane-A Synthase
- V. Prostaglandin-D Synthase
- VI. Prostaglandin-F Synthase
- VII. Eicosanoid Receptors
- VIII. Concluding Remarks
- References
- Chapter 5. MammaIian 6-Phosp hofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2,6-bisphosphatase: A Bifunctional Enzyme That Controls Glycolysis1
- I. PFK-2/ FBPase-2, A Bifunctional Enzyme That Synthesizes and Degrades Fructose 2,6-Bisphosphate
- II. Molecular Characterization of PFK-2/FBPase-2 Isozymes
- III. Characterization of PFK-2/ FBPase-2 Genes
- IV. Hormonal Control of PFK-Z/FBPase-Z Gene Expression
- V. Concluding Remarks
- References
- Chapter 6. tRNA Structure and Aminoacylation Efficiency
- I. Structural Background
- II. Phenomenology and Early Structural Results
- III. Complexes between tRNAs and Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases
- IV. tRNA Identity for Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases
- V. General Conclusions and Perspectives
- References
- Chapter 7. Evolution of Ca2+-dependent Animal Lectins
- I. Classes of Animal Lectins
- II. Ca2+-dependent Carbohydrate-Recognition Domains
- III. Organization of C-type Animal Lectin Genes
- IV. Evolution of Saccharide-binding Specificity
- V. History of Carbohydrate-Recognition Processes
- References
- Index
