Genomes 5 has been completely revised and updated. It is a thoroughly modern textbook
about genomes and how they are investigated. As with previous Genomes editions …

Southern blotting is the transfer of DNA fragments from an electrophoresis gel to a
membrane support (the properties and advantages of the different types of membrane …

Although insects have proven to be valuable models for exploring the function, organization,
and development of the olfactory system, the receptor molecules that bind odors have not …

Hydrogels made from epsilon-poly-l-lysine-graft-methacrylamide (EPL-MA) have been found
to have impressive wide spectrum antimicrobial activity against both bacteria (specifically …

The Sir3 protein helps form telomeric heterochromatin by interacting with hypoacetylated
histone H4 lysine 16 (H4–Lys16). The molecular nature of the heterochromatin boundary is …

Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a very common extraintestinal infection, and Escherichia coli is
by far the most common causative organism. Uropathogenic E. coli possess traits that …

Objectives Recently, co-amorphous drug–amino acid mixtures were introduced as a
promising alternative to other amorphous stabilization approaches such as the use of …

Analysis of the primary structure of peptide synthetases involved in non-ribosomal synthesis
of peptide antibiotics revealed a highly conserved and ordered domain structure. These …

Type 4 fimbriae (or pili) are associated with a form of bacterial surface translocation known
as twitching motility. Fimbriae are also associated with sensitivity to certain bacteriophages …

Human papillomavirus type 18 (HPV-18) E7 proteins bind zinc through Cys-XX-Cys repeats
located at the C terminus of the protein. In order to examine the role of these cysteine motifs …