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

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
The control of Gene Expression by Membrane Organization in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ....Pages 105-116
Transcription and Translation in Mammalian Cells....Pages 117-141
Isolated Chromatin in the Study of Gene Expression....Pages 142-163
Structural Modifications of Histones in Cultured Mammalian Cells....Pages 164-176
The Role of Histones in Avian Erythropoiesis....Pages 177-190
Chromosomal Components in Relation to the Differentiation of Avian Red Blood Cells....Pages 191-205
Mechanism of Glucocorticoid Hormone Action and of Regulation of Gene Expression in Cultured Mammalian Cells....Pages 206-224
Regulation of transcription by glucocorticosteroids....Pages 225-241
A Control Mechanism in Gene Expression of Higher Cells Operating at the Termination Step in Protein Synthesis....Pages 242-259
The Mechanism and Control of the Biosynthesis of α -Lactalbumin by the Mammary Gland....Pages 260-273
Changes in Protein Synthesis and Degradation Involved in Enzyme Accumulation in Differentiating Liver....Pages 274-284
Front Matter....Pages 285-285
Obligatory Requirement for DNA Synthesis During Myogenesis, Erythrogenesis and Chondrogenesis....Pages 287-304
The Dependence of Gene Expression on Membrane Assembly....Pages 305-319
Patterns of Gene Activity in Larval Tissues of the Blowfly, Calliphora ....Pages 320-332
Hormonal and Environmental Modulation of Gene Expression in Plant Development....Pages 333-356
Front Matter....Pages 285-285
DNA and RNA Synthesis During Growth by Cell Expansion in Vicia Faba Cotyledons....Pages 357-366
Front Matter....Pages 367-367
Induction of δ-Aminolevulinic Acid Synthetase in Perfused Rat Liver by Drugs, Steroids, Lead and Adenosine-3′, 5′-Monophosphate....Pages 369-378
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 379-392
Gene Expression in Liver Endoplasmic Reticulum....Pages 393-409
The Use of Neurological Mutants as Experimental Models....Pages 410-422
Front Matter....Pages 423-423
The Phenomenology of Cytoplasmic Genetics in Yeast: A Proposal for an Autonomy of Mitochondrial Membranes and the Determinism of Nucleo-cytoplasmic Genetic Interactions....Pages 425-442
Location of DNAs Coding for Various Kinds of Chloroplast Proteins....Pages 443-456
Nuclear Genes Controlling Chloroplast Development in Barley....Pages 457-478
Gene Expression in Chloroplasts and Regulation of Chloroplast Differentiation....Pages 479-503
Products of Chloroplast DNA-Directed Transcription and Translation....Pages 504-522
Front Matter....Pages 523-523
The Relevance of Immunology to the Biochemistry of Gene Expression....Pages 525-531
The Reaction of Antigen With Lymphocytes....Pages 532-541
Synthesis, Transport and Secretion of Immunoglobulins in Lymphoid Cells....Pages 542-554
Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Clonal Selection....Pages 555-573
Antibody Diversification: the Somatic Mutation Model Revisited....Pages 574-592
An Alternate Mechanism for Immune Recognition....Pages 593-605
The Clonal Development of Antibody-Forming Cells....Pages 606-611
Immunoglobulin Gene Expression in Murine Lymphoid Cells....Pages 612-628
Structure and Function of Lymphocyte Surface Immunoglobulin....Pages 629-647
Back Matter....Pages 649-657