Progress in Nucleic Acid Research and Molecular Biology, Vol. 71

Kivie Moldave (Ed.)9780080522661, 9780125400718, 0125400713

Provides a forum for discussion of new discoveries, approaches, and ideas in molecular biology. Contains contributions from leaders in their fields and abundant references.

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Table of contents :
Content:
Some articles planned for future volumes
Pages xi-xii

DNA Modifications by antitumor platinum and ruthenium compounds: Their recognition and repair Review Article
Pages 1-68
Viktor Brabec

AMP- and stress-activated protein kinases: Key regulators of glucose-dependent gene transcription in mammalian cells? Review Article
Pages 69-90
Isabelle Leclerc, Gabriela Da Silva Xavier, Guy A Rutter

Molecular basis of fidelity of DNA synthesis and nucleotide specificity of retroviral reverse transcriptases Review Article
Pages 91-147
Luis Menéndez-Arias

Muc4/sialomucin complex, the intramembrane Er6B2 ligand, in cancer and epithelia: To protect and to survive Review Article
Pages 149-185
Kermit L Carraway, Aymee Perez, Nebila Idris, Scott Jepson, Maria Arango, Masanobu Komatsu, Bushra Haq, Shari A Price-Schiavi, Jin Zhang, Caralie A Carothers Carraway

Functions of alphavirus nonstructural proteins in RNA replication Review Article
Pages 187-222
Leevi Kääriäinen, Tero Ahola

The unique biochemistry of methanogenesis Review Article
Pages 223-283
Uwe Deppenmeier

A history of poly A sequences: from formation to factors to function Review Article
Pages 285-389
Mary Edmonds

A growing family of guanine nucleotide exchange factors is responsible for activation of ras-family GTPases Review Article
Pages 391-444
Lawrence A Quilliam, John F Rebhun, Ariel F Castro

Practical approaches to long oligonucleotide-based DNA microarray: Lessons from herpesviruses Review Article
Pages 445-491
Edward K Wagner, J.J Garcia Ramirez, S.W Stingley, S.A Aguilar, L Buehler, G.B Devi-Rao, Peter Ghazal

Sphingosine kinases: A novel family of lipid kinases Review Article
Pages 493-506,IN1,507-511
Hong Liu, Deryani Chakravarty, Michael Maceyka, Sheldon Milstien, Sarah Spiegel

Mechanisms of EF-Tu, a pioneer GTPase Review Article
Pages 513-551
Ivo M. Krab, Andrea Parmeggiani

Index
Pages 553-569