Flipons : The Discovery of Z-DNA and Soft-Wired Genomes
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| Autore: |
Herbert Alan
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| Titolo: |
Flipons : The Discovery of Z-DNA and Soft-Wired Genomes
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| Pubblicazione: | Milton : , : Taylor & Francis Group, , 2024 |
| ©2024 | |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (287 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 572.86 |
| Soggetto topico: | Genomics |
| Gene mapping | |
| Genomes | |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- About the Author -- Part I -- Chapter 1 The Dawn -- What Is DNA? -- In the Beginning -- Chapter 2 Even Smart People Are Sometimes Wrong -- The First Sighting of Left-handed Z-DNA -- Chapter 3 Coming to America -- Chapter 4 From One Unknown to Another -- Chapter 5 Failing Successfully Everywhere Else: The In-between Years -- The Framingham Years -- The Merck Experience -- Chapter 6 How Do You Know It's You? The Answer Lies in Your Z-RNA -- Chapter 7 Can Left-handed Z-DNA and Z-RNA Kill You? -- Chapter 8 Does Z-DNA Regulate Transcription? -- Chapter 9 Luck and the Business of Science -- Part II -- Chapter 10 What about Other Types of Flipons? -- Other Types of Flipons -- G-flipons -- T-flipons -- L-flipons -- Chapter 11 Is Your Genome Soft-wired? -- Shaping DNA with RNA -- Chapter 12 How Do You Assemble a Soft-wired Genome? -- Peptide Patches -- Peptide Patches and Evolution -- Chapter 13 How Do You Program a Soft-wired Genome? -- Chapter 14 Is Life Intransitive? -- Chapter 15 Are RNA Therapeutics the Wave of the Future? -- Epilogue: Why Have a Career in Science? -- References -- Index. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Alan Herbert has played a leading part in discovering the biological roles for a high-energy form of DNA twisted to the left rather than to the right. Both Z-DNA and the Z-RNA sensing proteins are critical for protecting hosts against both viruses and cancers. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Flipons |
| ISBN: | 9781040024959 |
| 1040024955 | |
| 9781040025000 | |
| 1040025005 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910842263503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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