Gene Cloning and Manipulation - Rilegato

Howe, Christopher

 
9780521403412: Gene Cloning and Manipulation

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This book explains the methods of genetic engineering, stressing the underlying principles.

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Genetic engineering underlies most modern biological research. This book explains the methods, stressing the underlying principles, to undergraduates and new researchers. It covers the genetic manipulation of animals and plants as well as micro-organisms and combines broad coverage with a concise, but thorough, treatment.

Contenuti

Part I. The Tools for the Job: 1. Introduction; 2. Cutting; 3. Modification; 4. Ligation; 5. Purification of plasmid DNA from E. Coli; 6. Gel electrophoresis of nucleic acids; 7. Oligonucleotide synthesis; Part II. Simple Cloning: 8. The basic experiment; 9. Vectors; transformation and hosts; 10. Modifications; 11. Linkers, adaptors and cassettes; Part III. Other vector systems for E. Coli; 12. Introduction; 13. Bacteriophage M13 and its uses; 14. Bacteriophage lambda; 15. Cosmids; 16. Bacteriophage P1; Part IV. Making Libraries: 17. Introduction; 18. Genomic libraries; 19. cDNA libraries; 20. Specialized libraries; Part V. Screening Libraries: 21. Introduction; 22. Screening for coding function; 23. Screening for other functions-reporter genes; Part VI. Polymerase Chain Reaction: 24. The basic technique; 25. Modifications; 26. Precautions and drawbacks; 27. Modification and mutagenesis; 28. Introduction; 29. Alteration of restriction sites; 30. Insertions and deletions; 31. Point mutations - early methods; 32. Oligonucleotide mutagenesis; 33. Choosing the right mutations; 34. Inactivating genes; Part VII. Use of Cloned DNA: 35. As DNA; 36. Synthesis of RNA; 37. Synthesis of protein; Part VIII. Using Other Organisms: 38. Gram-negative bacteria; 39. Gram-positive bacteria; 40. Fungi; 41. Chlamydomonas; 42. Vascular plants; 43. Organelle transformation; 44. Insects; 45. Mammals; References and further reading; Index.

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