Genetic Engineering: Principles and Methods (Genetic Engineering: Principles and Methods (24))

**Genetic Engineering, Volume 24** contains discussions of contemporary and relevant topics in genetics, including: -Gene silencing: principles and applications, -Integrins and the myocardium, -Plant virus gene vectors: biotechnology and applications in agriculture and medicine, -Novel approaches to controlling transcription, -Use of DNA polymorphisms in genetic mapping, -Application of FLP/FRT site-specific DNA recombination system in plants. This principles and methods approach to genetics and genetic engineering is essential reading for all academics, bench scientists, and industry professionals wishing to take advantage of the latest and greatest in this continuously emerging field. Front Matter....Pages i-xviii Application of FLP/ FRT Site-Specific DNA Recombination System in Plants....Pages 1-16 Protein Quality Control in Bacterial Cells: Integrated Networks of Chaperones and ATP-Dependent Proteases....Pages 17-47 Regulation of the Ras-MAPK Pathway at the Level of Ras and Raf....Pages 49-66 Plant Virus Gene Vectors: Biotechnology Applications in Agriculture and Medicine....Pages 67-85 Integrins and the Myocardium....Pages 87-105 Foreign DNA: Integration and Expression in Transgenic Plants....Pages 107-136 Novel Approaches to Controlling Transcription....Pages 137-178 The Use of DNA Polymorphisms in Genetic Mapping....Pages 179-189 Import of Nuclear Encoded RNAs into Yeast and Human Mitochondria: Experimental Approaches and Possible Biomedical Applications....Pages 191-213 An Introduction to 13 C Metabolic Flux Analysis....Pages 215-238 Gene Silencing - Principles And Application....Pages 239-256 Back Matter....Pages 257-267 Current research in the field. For investigators. Topics include: cloning and expression of large mammalian cDNAs, use of genetically engineered cells in drug discovery, and retroviral cDNA integration.

The book contains black-and-white illustrations.