Mechanisms in Transcriptional Regulation

Mechanisms in Transcriptional Regulation provides a concise discussion of the fundamental concepts in transcription and its regulation. Covers RNA polymerases, transcriptional machinery, mechanisms of transcriptional activation, the histone code hypothesis, the epigenetic control of transcription, and combinatorial control in signaling and development Features over 80 figures available to download online Chapters include comprehensive reading lists, boxes highlighting theoretical concepts and experimental methods and problems designed to build and test understanding