Transcription: Mechanisms and Regulation (RAVEN PRESS SERIES ON MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY)

This volume provides an up-to-date account of recent research on the basic transcriptional regulatory mechanisms that govern gene expression. Leading international experts present concise yet thorough reviews of a large number of very productive lines of research, with particular emphasis on biochemical investigations of the structures and mechanisms of action of bacterial, viral, and eukaryotic RNA polymerases and the transcription factors that control their activities throughout the transcription cycle.