Information Transfer References

• Past Finals questions: Bacterial genetics.

• Past Finals questions: Eukaryotic genetics.

Transcriptional Mechanism In Bacteria

• de Haseth et al, "RNA polymerase-promoter interactions: The comings and goings of RNA polymerase"; Journal Of Bacteriology 180 (12), 3019-3025 (1998).

• Nudler, "Transcription elongation: Structural basis and mechanisms"; Journal Of Molecular Biology 288 (1), 1-12 (1999).

Transcriptional Control In Bacteria

• Mooney et al, "Information processing by RNA polymerase: Recognition of regulatory signals during RNA chain elongation"; Journal Of Bacteriology 180 (13), 3265-3275 (1998).

• Parkinson, et al, "Structure of the CAP-DNA complex at 2.5A resolution: A complete picture of the protein-DNA interface"; Journal Of Molecular Biology 260 (3), 395-408 (1996).

• Schwabe, "The role of water in protein-DNA interactions"; Current Opinion In Structural Biology 7 (1), 126-134 (1997).

Translational Mechanism In Bacteria

Translational Control In Bacteria

• Nogueira, T and Springer, M, "Post-transcriptional control by global regulators of gene expression in bacteria"; Current Opinion In Microbiology 3 (2), 154-158 (2000).

Transcriptional Mechanism In Eukaryotes

Transcriptional Control In Eukaryotes

• Ayer, D, "Histone deacetylases: transcriptional repression with SINers and NuRDs"; Trends In Cell Biology 9(5), 193-198 (1999).

• Fry, C and Farnham, P, "Context-dependent transcriptional regulation"; Journal Of Biological Chemistry 274 (42), 29583-29586 (1999).

• Lee et all, "The Wilms' tumour suppressor gene (wt1) product represses different functional classes of trahscriptional activation domains"; Nucleic Acids Research 27 (14), 2889-2897 (1999).

• Taube et al, "Tat transactivation: A model for the regulation of eukaryotic transcriptional elongation"; Virology 264 (2), 245-253 (1999).

• Torchia et al, "Co-activators and co-repressors in the integration of transcriptional responses"; Current Opinion In Cell Biology 10 (3), 373-383 (1998).

• Xu et al, "Coactivator and corepressor complexes in nuclear receptor function"; Current Opinion In Genetics And Development 9 (2), 140-147 (1999).

• Cockell and Gasser, "Nuclear compartments and gene regulation"; Current Opinion In Genetics And Development 9 (2), 199-205 (1999).

• Kass et al, "How does DNA methylation repress transcription?"; Trends In Genetics 13 (11), 444-449 (1997).

• Hampsey, "A SAGA of histone acetylation and gene expression"; Trends In Genetics 13 (11), 427-429 (1997).

• Shikama et al, "The p300/CDP family: Integrating signals with transctription factors and chromatin", Trends In Cell Biology 7 (6), 230-236 (1997).

• Li et al, "Locus control regions: Coming of age at a decade plus"; Trends In Genetics 15 (10), 403-408 (1999).

Translational Mechanism In Eukaryotes

Translational Control In Eukaryotes

• Hentze, M, "Translational regulation: versatile mechanisms for metabolic and developmental control"; Current Opinion In Cell Biology 7 (3), 393-398 (1995).

• Colgan and Manley, "Mechanism and regulation of mRNA polyadenylation"; Genes And Development 11 (21), 2755-2766 (1997).

• Neugebauer and Roth, "Transcription units as RNA processing units"; Genes And Development 11 (24), 3279-3285 (1997).

• Luo et al, "Splicing is required for rapid and efficient mRNA export in metazoans"; PNAS 96 (26), 14937-14942 (1999).

• Pan et al, "Magnesium-dependent folding of self-splicing RNA: Exploring the link between cooperativity, thermodynamics, and kinetics"; PNAS 96 (11), 6149-6154 (1999).

• Wang and Manley, "Regulation of pre-mRNA splcing in metazoa"; Current Opinion In Genetics And Development 7 (2), 205-211 (1997).

• Hanke et al, "Alternative splicing of human genes: More the rule than the exception?"; Trends In Genetics 15 (10), 389-390 (1999).

• Blumenthal, T, "Trans-splicing and polycistronic transcription in C.elegans"; Trends in Genetics 11 (4), 132-135 (1995).

• "RNA editing, introns and evolution"; Trends In Genetics 12 (1), 6-9 (1996).

• Preiss and Hentze, "From factors to mechanisms: Translation and translational control in eukaryotes"; Current Opinion In Genetics And Development 9 (5), 515-521 (1999).

• Dennis et al, "Target of rapamycin (TOR): Balancing the opposing forces of protein synthesis and degradation"; Current Opinion In Genetics And Development 9 (1), 49-54 (1999).

• Hentze, M, "Translational regulation: Versatile mechanisms for metabolic and developmental control"; Current Opinion In Cell Biology 7 (3), 393-398 (1995).

• Bentley, D, "Coupling RNA polymerase II transcription with pre-mRNA processing"; Current Opinion In Cell Biology 11 (3), 347-351 (1999).

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