Current Topics in Cellular Regulation

List of Contributors

Preface

Preface to Volume 9

Contents of Previous Volumes

Molecular Adaptation to Physiological Requirements: The Hemoglobin System of Trout

I. Introduction

II. General Properties of Hemoglobins

III. Hemoglobin Components of Trout: A Survey of Properties

IV. Some Relationships Between Structure and Function

V. Physiological Significance of Multiple Components

References

Regulation of the Caulobacter Cell Cycle

I. Introduction

II. The Cell Cycle of Caulobacter crescentus

III. Modification of the Cell Cycle

IV. Regulation of the Cell Cycle

V. Concluding Remarks

References

L-Threonine Dehydrase as a Model of Allosteric Control Involving Ligand-Induced Oligomerization

I. Introduction

II. Historical

III. Effect of AMP on L-Threonine Dehydrase

IV. Interpretation of Kinetics by Linked-Function Analysis

V. Other Oligomerizing Systems

VI. Experimental Problems

VII. Role of Oligomerizing Systems in Metabolic Control

VIII. Summary

References

Intracellular Proteinases in Microorganisms

I. Introduction

II. Properties of Intracellular Proteinases in Microorganisms

III. Functions of Intracellular Proteinases

IV. Control of Proteinase Function

V. Proteinases and Differentiation

VI. Concluding Remarks

References

Regulation and Physiological Functions of Malic Enzymes

I. Introduction

II. Chemical and Catalytic Properties of Malic Enzyme

III. Regulation of Malic Enzyme

IV. Physiological Functions of Malic Enzyme

V. Malic Enzyme in Nonanimal Species

VI. Conclusion

References

Quantitative Aspects of Protein Induction

I. Introduction

II. The Induction Process

III. The Time Course of Protein Induction

IV. The Effect of Inducer Concentration

References

Subject Index