Background
Ptashne, Mark Steven was born on June 5, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Fred and Mildred Ptashne.
(The first edition of Mark Ptashne's 1986 book describing ...)
The first edition of Mark Ptashne's 1986 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.
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("A Genetic Switch" is an introduction to gene function - ...)
"A Genetic Switch" is an introduction to gene function - specifically the genetic repressor. Understanding the repressor function is essential to an understanding of biochemical activity within the gene as it is fundamental to the process by which growth and development are regulated at the molecular level. The book is intended as a basic introduction to repressor function for both advanced and undergraduate and graduate level courses in genetics and biochemistry. It will also be essential reading for researchers and students of phage, viral and general genetics.
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(A Genetic Switch is concerned with how a virus called lam...)
A Genetic Switch is concerned with how a virus called lambda uses its genes - its DNA - to direct its growth. Biologists have long wished to know how genes are 'switched' on and off during development and, aberrantly, in diseased states.
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Ptashne, Mark Steven was born on June 5, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Fred and Mildred Ptashne.
Bachelor, Reed College, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1968.
Lecturer biochemistry Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1968-1971, professor, 1971—1973, chairman department biochemistry and molecular biology, 1980-1983, Herchel Smith professor of molecular biology, 1993-1997. Ludwig professor molecular biology Sloan Kettering Cancer Research Center, New York City, since 1997. Feodor Lynen lecturer University Miami, Florida, 1988.
(The first edition of Mark Ptashne's 1986 book describing ...)
(A Genetic Switch is concerned with how a virus called lam...)
("A Genetic Switch" is an introduction to gene function - ...)
(Hardback, ex-library, with usual stamps and markings, in ...)
Author: A Genetic Switch, 1986. Contributor numerous articles to science journals.
Fellow New York Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Sciences. Member National Academy of Sciences, Federation American Sciences (board sponsors 1981).
Opera, classical music, violin.
Married Lucy Gordon, 1994.