Genetic Engineering: Principles and Methods

by Jane Setlow (Editor)

Overview

The newest installment in this superb series presents descriptions of the latest DNA recombinants molecule technology. The text combines reports on basic research in genetics with discussions of specific new industrial applications (as well as refinements of older ones) that are likely to prove highly profitable in the years to come.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781461594581
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	10/12/2012
Series:	Genetic Engineering: Principles and Methods , #8
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1986
Pages:	364
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.61(h) x 0.03(d)

About the Author

Jane K. Setlow, PhD. has championed the field of genetics for over 30 years, agreeing to edit Genetic Engineering: Principles & Methods since its inception in 1979. An internationally recognized scientist with numerous publications, Dr. Setlow is the former Chairperson of the NIH Recombinant DNA Molecule Advisory Committee (RAC). Her lab can found at Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York.

Table of Contents

Regulation of Gene Activity During Conidiophore Development In Aspergillus Nidulans.- Regulation of Expression of Bacterial Genes for Bioluminescence.- Analysis of Genome Organization and Rearrangements by Pulse Field Gradient Gel Electrophoresis.- Structural Instability of Bacillus Subtilis Plasmids.- Geminiviruses, The Plant Viruses with Single-Stranded DNA Genomes.- The Use of Bacterial Plasmids in the Investigation of Genetic Recombination.- Shuttle Mutagenesis: A Method of Introducing Transposons into Transformable Organisms.- Genetic Advances in the Study of Rhizobium Nodulation.- Galactokinase Gene Fusion in the Study of Gene Regulation in E. Coli, Streptomyces, Yeast and Higher Cell Systems.- Structure and Function of the Signal Recognition Particle.- Alteration of the Structure and Catalytic Properties of Rubisco by Genetic Manipulation.- Electrophoresis of DNA in Denaturing Gradient Gels.- Caulimoviruses as Potential Gene Vectors for Higher Plants..- An Insect Baculovirus Host-Vector System for High-Level Expression of Foreign Genes.- Preparation of cDNA Libraries and The Detection of Specific Gene Sequences.- Construction of Human Chromosome Specific DNA Libraries: The National Laboratory Gene Library Project.- New Approaches to the Expression and Isolation of a Regulatory Protein.