Macromolecules in the Functioning Cell

I: Structure and Functions of the Genetic Elements.- Yeast Ribosomal Genes.- Characterization of the Nuclear Matrix of Rat Liver and Hepatoma 27.- The Physical Map of the Various Transcripts of Rat Liver Mitochondrial DNA.- Organization of lac Repressor, RNA Polymerase and Histones on DNA.- Organization of the Ribosomal Genes Cluster of the Loach.- A Novel Type of Gene Organization in Eukaryotic Chromosomes.- Differential Gene Expression During the Cell Life Cycle.- II: Macromolecule Structure and Function.- Eukaryotic Translation Factors and RNA-Binding Proteins.- Methylation of Transfer Ribonucleic Acid.- Interaction of E. coli RNA Polymerase with Substrates During Initiation of RNA Synthesis at Different Promoters.- DNA-Dependent ATPases and vice versa.- Biosynthesis of Iron-Sulfur Structures in Iron-Sulfur Proteins.- Some Properties of Two Proteins Involved in Membrane Transport.- Enzyme Induction and Deinduction in Animal Cell Associations.- III: Macromolecule Changes in Embryonic Development and Cell Differentiation.- Enzymatic Modifications of Nuclear DNA in the Early Embryonic Development of the Sea Urchin.- Regulation of Macromolecular Synthesis During Sea Urchin Development.- Nucleus-Associated Polyribosomes in Early Embryos of Loach.- Nucleic Acids, Histones and Spermiogenesis: The Poly(Adenosine Diphosphate Ribose) Polymerase System.- On the Principles of Nucleic Acid-Protein Interaction.- Introductory Talk.- Closing Talk.- Closing Talk.- Contributors.- Participants.