Ebook: The Biochemistry of Gene Expression in Higher Organisms: The Proceedings of a Symposium Sponsored by the International Union of Biochemistry, the Australian Academy of Science and the Australian Biochemical Society

The papers assembled in this volume are based on the symposium on "The Biochemistry of Gene Expression in Higher Organisms" which was held at the University of Sydney from May 14-19, 1972. Many symposia have been held on the control of gene expression in prokaryotes but to date considerably less attention has been paid to eukaryotic organisms. It has been appreciated only recently that some of the information gained from the study of prokaryotes is directly applicable to eukaryotes; however, it is now realized that the principles of the control mechanisms of gene expression in these two classes of organism, differ considerably. This symposium was organized in an effort to bring together workers from widely different fields concerned with gene expression, with the aim of circum­ scribing the current concepts and speculating on future developments in studies on the mechanisms which control and modulate gene expression, in the widest sense, in eukaryotes. This volume contains all the 36 papers presented at the symposium. In a few instances the sequence of contributions has been changed to provide the reader with a more logical presentation. In addition, three papers which were not actually presented at the symposium, have been included in this volume. These three papers were not read because last-minute hitches prevented speakers from attending.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Chromosome Structure and Units of Function in Higher Organisms....Pages 3-20
Transgenosis of Bacterial Genes from Escherichia Coli to cultures of Haploid Lycopersicon Esculentum and Haploid Arabidopsis Thaliana Plant Cells....Pages 21-37
Sequences in Genetic Nucleic Acids....Pages 38-55
Mutations at the End of the Iso-l-cytochrome c Gene of Yeast....Pages 56-86
Front Matter....Pages 87-87
RNA Polymerases and Transcriptive Specificity in Eukaryotic Organisms....Pages 89-104
Transcription and Translation in Mammalian Cells....Pages 105-116
Isolated Chromatin in the Study of Gene Expression....Pages 117-141
Structural Modifications of Histones in Cultured Mammalian Cells....Pages 142-163
The Role of Histones in Avian Erythropoiesis....Pages 164-176
Chromosomal Components in Relation to the Differentiation of Avian Red Blood Cells....Pages 177-190
Mechanism of Glucocorticoid Hormone Action and of Regulation of Gene Expression in Cultured Mammalian Cells....Pages 191-205
Regulation of transcription by glucocorticosteroids....Pages 206-224
A Control Mechanism in Gene Expression of Higher Cells Operating at the Termination Step in Protein Synthesis....Pages 225-241
The Mechanism and Control of the Biosynthesis of ?-Lactalbumin by the Mammary Gland....Pages 242-259
Changes in Protein Synthesis and Degradation Involved in Enzyme Accumulation in Differentiating Liver....Pages 260-273
Front Matter....Pages 274-284
Obligatory Requirement for DNA Synthesis During Myogenesis, Erythrogenesis and Chondrogenesis....Pages 285-285
The Dependence of Gene Expression on Membrane Assembly....Pages 287-304
Hormonal and Environmental Modulation of Gene Expression in Plant Development....Pages 305-319
Front Matter....Pages 320-332
DNA and RNA Synthesis During Growth by Cell Expansion in Vicia Faba Cotyledons....Pages 333-356
Front Matter....Pages 285-285
Induction of ?-Aminolevulinic Acid Synthetase in Perfused Rat Liver by Drugs, Steroids, Lead and Adenosine-3?, 5?-Monophosphate....Pages 357-366
The Anaemia-Induced Reversible Switch From Haemoglobin A to Haemoglobin C in Goats and Sheep: The Two Haemoglobins Are Present in the Same Cell during the Changeover....Pages 367-367
Gene Expression in Liver Endoplasmic Reticulum....Pages 369-378
The Use of Neurological Mutants as Experimental Models....Pages 379-392
Front Matter....Pages 393-409
The Phenomenology of Cytoplasmic Genetics in Yeast: A Proposal for an Autonomy of Mitochondrial Membranes and the Determinism of Nucleo-cytoplasmic Genetic Interactions....Pages 410-422
Location of DNAs Coding for Various Kinds of Chloroplast Proteins....Pages 423-423
Nuclear Genes Controlling Chloroplast Development in Barley....Pages 425-442
Gene Expression in Chloroplasts and Regulation of Chloroplast Differentiation....Pages 443-456
Products of Chloroplast DNA-Directed Transcription and Translation....Pages 457-478
Front Matter....Pages 479-503
The Relevance of Immunology to the Biochemistry of Gene Expression....Pages 504-522
The Reaction of Antigen With Lymphocytes....Pages 523-523
Synthesis, Transport and Secretion of Immunoglobulins in Lymphoid Cells....Pages 525-531
Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Clonal Selection....Pages 532-541
Antibody Diversification: the Somatic Mutation Model Revisited....Pages 542-554
An Alternate Mechanism for Immune Recognition....Pages 555-573
The Clonal Development of Antibody-Forming Cells....Pages 574-592
Immunoglobulin Gene Expression in Murine Lymphoid Cells....Pages 593-605
Structure and Function of Lymphocyte Surface Immunoglobulin....Pages 606-611
Back Matter....Pages 612-628
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