Contents

Luigi Gorini 1903–1976: A Biographical Memoir

Introduction to Prokaryotic Gene Function

Precision of Protein Biosynthesis

Attenuation in Bacterial Operons

Inducible Resistance to Macrolides, Lincosamides, and Streptogramin Type–B Antibiotics: The Resistance Phenotype, Its Biological Diversity, and Structural Element That Regulate Expression

The Role of RNA Polymerase, P Factor, and Ribosomes in Transcription Termination

Global Control Systems

Protein–mediated Translational Repression

Recombinational Regulation of Gene Expression in Bacteria

Some Bacterial Transposable Elements: Their Organizations, Mechanisms of Transposition, and Roles in Genome Evolution

Genetic Analysis of Protein Localization

Membrane–mediated Regulation of Gene Expression in Bacteria

Bacterial Chemotaxis: Molecular Genetics of Sensory Transduction and Chemotactic Gene Expression