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.

A Genetic Switch: Phage Lambda Revisited

Science & Math

Mark Ptashne

Biological Sciences

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Pr

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A Genetic Switch: Phage Lambda Revisited