The biology of plasmids [[electronic resource] /] / David K. Summers |
Autore | Summers David K |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; Cambridge, Mass., : Blackwell Science, c1996 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (169 p.) |
Disciplina |
589.908732
589.908734 |
Soggetto topico |
Plasmids - Genetics
Plasmids |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-4443-1373-8
1-282-37172-X 9786612371721 1-4443-1374-6 1-4051-4943-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
The Biology of Plasmids; Contents; Preface; 1: The Anatomy of Bacterial Plasmids; Prologue; The first word; 1.1 Early plasmid research; 1.1.1 Fertile beginnings; 1.1.2 Plasmids and antibiotic resistance; 1.2 Plasmid-encoded phenotypes; 1.2.1 The diversity of plasmid-borne genes; 1.2.2 Bacteriocin production and resistance; 1.2.3 Colicin production; 1.3 Plasmid classification; 1.3.1 Early attempts; 1.3.2 Incompatibility classification; 1.3.3 The molecular basis of plasmid incompatibility; 1.3.4 Shortcomings of incompatibility testing; 1.4 The structure and organization of plasmids
1.4.1 Topological considerations1.5 The preparation of plasmid DNA; 1.5.1 Caesium chloride density gradient centrifugation; 1.5.2 Rapid plasmid purification; 1.5.3 Gel electrophoresis of plasmid DNA; 1.6 Plasmid anatomy revisited; 1.6.1 Linear plasmids of Streptomyces; 1.6.2 Linear plasmids of Borrelia; 1.6.3 Linear plasmid telomeres; 2: The Unity of Plasmid Biology; 2.1 Essential plasmid functions; 2.1.1 Persistence; 2.1.2 Proliferation; 2.1.3 Cryptic plasmids; 2.2 Plasmids and prokaryote evolution; 2.2.1 Changing and yet staying the same; 2.2.2 Plasmids as libraries of genetic information 2.2.3 The division of labour between plasmid and chromosome2.2.4 Do plasmids ever carry essential genes?; 2.3 Structural fluidity of plasmid genomes; 2.3.1 Transposons and plasmid structure; 2.3.2 Recombination and plasmid structure; 2.4 Where do plasmids come from?; 2.4.1 Plasmids and bacteriophages; 2.4.2 Parasites or symbionts?; 2.4.3 Plasmids, bacteriophages and transposons; 3: Plasmid Replication and its Control; 3.1 Essential components of replication control systems; 3.1.1 The need for replication control; 3.1.2 Basic principles of copy number control; 3.1.3 The basic replicon 3.1.4 Replication origins3.1.5 Multireplicon plasmids; 3.2 Strategies of replication control; 3.2.1 Passive control; 3.2.2 Active control; 3.3 Model systems of replication control; 3.3.1 The formulation of negative control models; 3.3.2 The Inhibitor Dilution model; 3.3.3 The Autorepressor model; 3.3.4 The kinetics of control: oscillation and over-shoot; 3.4 Genetic analysis of replication control; 3.4.1 cop and rep mutations; 3.4.2 Incompatibility studies; 3.5 The initiation of plasmid replication; 3.5.1 The role of Rep proteins; 3.5.2 Direct priming of replication 3.6 The control of plasmid replication3.6.1 Antisense RNA inhibitors; 3.6.2 ColEl-like plasmids; 3.6.3 Rom: a matchmaker protein; 3.6.4 pT181: transcriptional attenuation; 3.6.5 Plasmid R1: antisense control of a low copy number plasmid; 3.6.6 l-dv: regulation by a trans-acting protein; 3.6.7 The P1 prophage: titration and handcuffing; 3.7 The two-tier organization of control circuits; 3.7.1 CopB: a secondary inhibitor of R1 replication; 3.7.2 The role of ColE1 Rom; 3.8 Quantitative modelling of plasmid replication control; 4: Plasmid Inheritance; 4.1 The nature of plasmid instability 4.1.1 Segregational instability |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910146263503321 |
Summers David K | ||
Oxford ; ; Cambridge, Mass., : Blackwell Science, c1996 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The biology of plasmids [[electronic resource] /] / David K. Summers |
Autore | Summers David K |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; Cambridge, Mass., : Blackwell Science, c1996 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (169 p.) |
Disciplina |
589.908732
589.908734 |
Soggetto topico |
Plasmids - Genetics
Plasmids |
ISBN |
1-4443-1373-8
1-282-37172-X 9786612371721 1-4443-1374-6 1-4051-4943-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
The Biology of Plasmids; Contents; Preface; 1: The Anatomy of Bacterial Plasmids; Prologue; The first word; 1.1 Early plasmid research; 1.1.1 Fertile beginnings; 1.1.2 Plasmids and antibiotic resistance; 1.2 Plasmid-encoded phenotypes; 1.2.1 The diversity of plasmid-borne genes; 1.2.2 Bacteriocin production and resistance; 1.2.3 Colicin production; 1.3 Plasmid classification; 1.3.1 Early attempts; 1.3.2 Incompatibility classification; 1.3.3 The molecular basis of plasmid incompatibility; 1.3.4 Shortcomings of incompatibility testing; 1.4 The structure and organization of plasmids
1.4.1 Topological considerations1.5 The preparation of plasmid DNA; 1.5.1 Caesium chloride density gradient centrifugation; 1.5.2 Rapid plasmid purification; 1.5.3 Gel electrophoresis of plasmid DNA; 1.6 Plasmid anatomy revisited; 1.6.1 Linear plasmids of Streptomyces; 1.6.2 Linear plasmids of Borrelia; 1.6.3 Linear plasmid telomeres; 2: The Unity of Plasmid Biology; 2.1 Essential plasmid functions; 2.1.1 Persistence; 2.1.2 Proliferation; 2.1.3 Cryptic plasmids; 2.2 Plasmids and prokaryote evolution; 2.2.1 Changing and yet staying the same; 2.2.2 Plasmids as libraries of genetic information 2.2.3 The division of labour between plasmid and chromosome2.2.4 Do plasmids ever carry essential genes?; 2.3 Structural fluidity of plasmid genomes; 2.3.1 Transposons and plasmid structure; 2.3.2 Recombination and plasmid structure; 2.4 Where do plasmids come from?; 2.4.1 Plasmids and bacteriophages; 2.4.2 Parasites or symbionts?; 2.4.3 Plasmids, bacteriophages and transposons; 3: Plasmid Replication and its Control; 3.1 Essential components of replication control systems; 3.1.1 The need for replication control; 3.1.2 Basic principles of copy number control; 3.1.3 The basic replicon 3.1.4 Replication origins3.1.5 Multireplicon plasmids; 3.2 Strategies of replication control; 3.2.1 Passive control; 3.2.2 Active control; 3.3 Model systems of replication control; 3.3.1 The formulation of negative control models; 3.3.2 The Inhibitor Dilution model; 3.3.3 The Autorepressor model; 3.3.4 The kinetics of control: oscillation and over-shoot; 3.4 Genetic analysis of replication control; 3.4.1 cop and rep mutations; 3.4.2 Incompatibility studies; 3.5 The initiation of plasmid replication; 3.5.1 The role of Rep proteins; 3.5.2 Direct priming of replication 3.6 The control of plasmid replication3.6.1 Antisense RNA inhibitors; 3.6.2 ColEl-like plasmids; 3.6.3 Rom: a matchmaker protein; 3.6.4 pT181: transcriptional attenuation; 3.6.5 Plasmid R1: antisense control of a low copy number plasmid; 3.6.6 l-dv: regulation by a trans-acting protein; 3.6.7 The P1 prophage: titration and handcuffing; 3.7 The two-tier organization of control circuits; 3.7.1 CopB: a secondary inhibitor of R1 replication; 3.7.2 The role of ColE1 Rom; 3.8 Quantitative modelling of plasmid replication control; 4: Plasmid Inheritance; 4.1 The nature of plasmid instability 4.1.1 Segregational instability |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996201852203316 |
Summers David K | ||
Oxford ; ; Cambridge, Mass., : Blackwell Science, c1996 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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The biology of plasmids [[electronic resource] /] / David K. Summers |
Autore | Summers David K |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; Cambridge, Mass., : Blackwell Science, c1996 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (169 p.) |
Disciplina |
589.908732
589.908734 |
Soggetto topico |
Plasmids - Genetics
Plasmids |
ISBN |
1-4443-1373-8
1-282-37172-X 9786612371721 1-4443-1374-6 1-4051-4943-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
The Biology of Plasmids; Contents; Preface; 1: The Anatomy of Bacterial Plasmids; Prologue; The first word; 1.1 Early plasmid research; 1.1.1 Fertile beginnings; 1.1.2 Plasmids and antibiotic resistance; 1.2 Plasmid-encoded phenotypes; 1.2.1 The diversity of plasmid-borne genes; 1.2.2 Bacteriocin production and resistance; 1.2.3 Colicin production; 1.3 Plasmid classification; 1.3.1 Early attempts; 1.3.2 Incompatibility classification; 1.3.3 The molecular basis of plasmid incompatibility; 1.3.4 Shortcomings of incompatibility testing; 1.4 The structure and organization of plasmids
1.4.1 Topological considerations1.5 The preparation of plasmid DNA; 1.5.1 Caesium chloride density gradient centrifugation; 1.5.2 Rapid plasmid purification; 1.5.3 Gel electrophoresis of plasmid DNA; 1.6 Plasmid anatomy revisited; 1.6.1 Linear plasmids of Streptomyces; 1.6.2 Linear plasmids of Borrelia; 1.6.3 Linear plasmid telomeres; 2: The Unity of Plasmid Biology; 2.1 Essential plasmid functions; 2.1.1 Persistence; 2.1.2 Proliferation; 2.1.3 Cryptic plasmids; 2.2 Plasmids and prokaryote evolution; 2.2.1 Changing and yet staying the same; 2.2.2 Plasmids as libraries of genetic information 2.2.3 The division of labour between plasmid and chromosome2.2.4 Do plasmids ever carry essential genes?; 2.3 Structural fluidity of plasmid genomes; 2.3.1 Transposons and plasmid structure; 2.3.2 Recombination and plasmid structure; 2.4 Where do plasmids come from?; 2.4.1 Plasmids and bacteriophages; 2.4.2 Parasites or symbionts?; 2.4.3 Plasmids, bacteriophages and transposons; 3: Plasmid Replication and its Control; 3.1 Essential components of replication control systems; 3.1.1 The need for replication control; 3.1.2 Basic principles of copy number control; 3.1.3 The basic replicon 3.1.4 Replication origins3.1.5 Multireplicon plasmids; 3.2 Strategies of replication control; 3.2.1 Passive control; 3.2.2 Active control; 3.3 Model systems of replication control; 3.3.1 The formulation of negative control models; 3.3.2 The Inhibitor Dilution model; 3.3.3 The Autorepressor model; 3.3.4 The kinetics of control: oscillation and over-shoot; 3.4 Genetic analysis of replication control; 3.4.1 cop and rep mutations; 3.4.2 Incompatibility studies; 3.5 The initiation of plasmid replication; 3.5.1 The role of Rep proteins; 3.5.2 Direct priming of replication 3.6 The control of plasmid replication3.6.1 Antisense RNA inhibitors; 3.6.2 ColEl-like plasmids; 3.6.3 Rom: a matchmaker protein; 3.6.4 pT181: transcriptional attenuation; 3.6.5 Plasmid R1: antisense control of a low copy number plasmid; 3.6.6 l-dv: regulation by a trans-acting protein; 3.6.7 The P1 prophage: titration and handcuffing; 3.7 The two-tier organization of control circuits; 3.7.1 CopB: a secondary inhibitor of R1 replication; 3.7.2 The role of ColE1 Rom; 3.8 Quantitative modelling of plasmid replication control; 4: Plasmid Inheritance; 4.1 The nature of plasmid instability 4.1.1 Segregational instability |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830013003321 |
Summers David K | ||
Oxford ; ; Cambridge, Mass., : Blackwell Science, c1996 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Plasmids : a practical approach / K G Hardy |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Washington, : IRL press, c1987 |
Descrizione fisica | XI, 180 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
Disciplina | 589.908734 |
Collana | The practical approach series |
Soggetto non controllato | Plasmidi |
ISBN |
0947946810
0947946829 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910804798003321 |
Oxford, : Washington, : IRL press, c1987 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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