A Genetic Switch, Third Edition, Phage Lambda Revisited
Mark Ptashne
CSHL
2004
Paperback 154 PP ISBN 0879697164
£22.99
The first edition (1986) of this book describing the principles of gene regulation in phage lambda became a classic in
both content and form, setting a standard of clarity and precise prose that has rarely been bettered. This edition is a
reprint of the original text, together with a new chapter updating the story to 2004. Among the striking
new developments are recent findings on long€range interactions between proteins bound to widely separated
sites on the phage genome, and a detailed description of how gene activation works.
Contents
Chapter 1. The Master Elements of Control
Chapter 2. Protein€DNA Interactions and Gene Control
