New Frontiers in the Study of Gene Functions

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
The Role of Cis- and Trans-Acting Functions in Simian Virus 40 Gene Regulation....Pages 1-19
Regulation of the Heat-Shock Response in Escherichia coli....Pages 21-32
Negative Control of DNA Replication Revealed in Composite Simian Virus 40-Bovine Papillomavirus Plasmids....Pages 33-50
DNA Supercoiling as a Regulator of Bacterial Gene Expression....Pages 51-59
Retrotransposition in Yeast....Pages 61-71
Comparative Genetic Analysis of Homeobox Genes in Mouse and Man....Pages 73-86
Eukaryotic Transcriptional Specificity Conferred by DNA-Binding Proteins....Pages 87-98
Chromatin Structure Near an Expressed Gene....Pages 99-109
Specificity of Gene Expression and Insertional Mutagenesis in Transgenic Mice....Pages 111-120
Retroviruses as Insertional Mutagens....Pages 121-129
P Transposable Elements and Their Use as Vectors for Gene Transfer in Drosophila....Pages 131-138
Mapping and Manipulating Immunoglobulin Functions....Pages 139-158
T4: A T-Cell Surface Protein Mediating Cell-Cell and Cell-AIDS Virus Interactions....Pages 159-175
Identifying the Determinants of Protein Function and Stability....Pages 177-198
Back Matter....Pages 199-202