[PDF] A Handbook Of Transcription Factors eBook

Author : Timothy R. Hughes
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 37,83 MB
Release : 2011-05-10
Category : Medical
ISBN : 904819069X

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Transcription factors are the molecules that the cell uses to interpret the genome: they possess sequence-specific DNA-binding activity, and either directly or indirectly influence the transcription of genes. In aggregate, transcription factors control gene expression and genome organization, and play a pivotal role in many aspects of physiology and evolution. This book provides a reference for major aspects of transcription factor function, encompassing a general catalogue of known transcription factor classes, origins and evolution of specific transcription factor types, methods for studying transcription factor binding sites in vitro, in vivo, and in silico, and mechanisms of interaction with chromatin and RNA polymerase.

Author : Timothy R. Hughes
Publisher : Springer
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 21,96 MB
Release : 2011-05-26
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789048190706

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Transcription factors are the molecules that the cell uses to interpret the genome: they possess sequence-specific DNA-binding activity, and either directly or indirectly influence the transcription of genes. In aggregate, transcription factors control gene expression and genome organization, and play a pivotal role in many aspects of physiology and evolution. This book provides a reference for major aspects of transcription factor function, encompassing a general catalogue of known transcription factor classes, origins and evolution of specific transcription factor types, methods for studying transcription factor binding sites in vitro, in vivo, and in silico, and mechanisms of interaction with chromatin and RNA polymerase.

Author : Sankar Ghosh
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 36,81 MB
Release : 2006-10-20
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1420004271

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Recent evidence proving the molecular link between unchecked, chronic inflammation and cancer has implicated the transcription factor NF-kB as a key factor in both inhibiting apoptosis and promoting cell proliferation. Since its initial identification 20 years ago as a simple regulating factor in one small part of the immune response, NF-kB is prov

Author : Gregg L. Semenza
Publisher : Oxford Monographs on Medical G
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 46,76 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780195112399

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Several general principles have emerged from the study of human transcription factors. First, germline mutations in genes encoding transcription factors result in malformation syndromes in which the development of multiple body structures is affected. Second, somatic mutations involving many of the same genes contribute to tumorigenesis. Third, transcriptional regulatory mechanisms demonstrate remarkable evolutionary conservation. Fourth, prenatal development and postnatal physiology are unified by the demonstration that a single transription factor can control the proliferation of progenitor cells during development and the expression within the differentiated cells of gene products that participate in specific physiologic responses. Transcription Factors and Human Disease presents the basic science of transcriptional regulation and then describes inherited human diseases attributable to mutations in DNA sequences encoding transcription factors or their cognate binding sites. The involvement of transcription factors in somatic cell genetic diseases (cancer) and epigenetic disease (teratogenesis) is briefly discussed. The effect of specific mutations on transcription factor activity and the relationship between transcriptional dysregulation, dominant or recessive inheritance patterns, and disease pathogenesis are also explored. This book thus provides a direct connection between molecular defects in transcriptional regulation and human pathophysiology.

Author : David S. Latchman
Publisher :
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 29,21 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Medical
ISBN :

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"Understanding the mechanisms of eukaryotic gene regulation is essential for students and scientists working in a wide range of clinical and basic disciplines. However, keeping track of the vast number of transcription factors which are central to gene regulation can prove daunting. The fourth edition of Eukaryotic Transcription Factors not only provides the reader with a clear and concise understanding of transcription factors but also of their vital role in the regulation of transcription in different cell types during development, in response to specific stimuli and in disease."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Joseph Locker
Publisher : Garland Science
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 43,91 MB
Release : 2003-12-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 1135323623

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Transcription factors are important in regulating gene expression, and their analysis is of paramount interest to molecular biologists studying this area. This book looks at the basic machinery of the cell involved in transcription in eukaryotes and factors that control transcription in eukaryotic cells. It examines the regulatory systems that modulate gene expression in all cells,a s well as the more specialized systems that regulate localized gene expression throughout the mammalian organism. Transcription Factors updates classical knowledge with recent advances to provide a full and comprehensive coverage of the field for postgraduates and researchers in molecular biology involved in the study of gene regulation.

Author : David Latchman
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 40,71 MB
Release : 1999-04-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 0191565792

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Since the publication of the first edition five years ago, a wide range of new methodologies have been developed to facilitate studies on both isolated parts of the genome and the genome as a whole. This new edition has been updated and expanded so that it provides a comprehensive guide to the methods currently available to characterize the function and activity of an individual transcription factor. All the original chapters have been fully updated or rewritten and additional chapters cover the use of in vitro transcription assays, analysis of chromatin structure, use of the genomic binding site assay and analysis of transcription factor modifications. As with the previous edition, the book starts with a series of chapters concerned with characterizing the proteins binding to a specific DNA sequence and then a chapter on more detailed characterization of the protein itself. The next two chapters describe the isolation of cDNA clones encoding a transcription factor using oligonucleotides predicted from protein sequence and screening of a cDNA expression library. Chapter 6 deals with identification of transcription factors based on sequence homology analysis by both experimental screening and database searches. Chapter 7 is a new chapter that describes methods of identifying the target genes of a previously uncharacterized factor. The next chapters deal with analysis of transcription factor function. Chapter 8 deals with general techniques, and then the following chapters cover the specialized techniques of in vitro transcription assays using transcriptionally active nuclear extracts derived from rat brain, and analysis of the effect of transcription factors on chromatin structure. The final chapter describes methods for detecting the phosphorylation and glycosylation state of transcription factors.

Author : Daniel H Gonzalez
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 435 pages
File Size : 44,38 MB
Release : 2015-07-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 0128011270

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Plant Transcription Factors: Evolutionary, Structural and Functional Aspects is the only publication that provides a comprehensive compilation of plant transcription factor families and their complex roles in plant biology. While the majority of information about transcription factors is based on mammalian systems, this publication discusses plant transcription factors, including the important aspects and unifying themes to understanding transcription factors and the important roles of particular families in specific processes. Provides an entry point for transcription factor literature Offers compilation of information into one single resource for rapid consultation on different plant transcription factor features Integrates the knowledge about different transcription factors, along with cross-referencing Provides information on the unique aspects surrounding plant transcription factors

Author : S. Akira
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 38,51 MB
Release : 2004-08-27
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783540210955

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