The impact of short interspersed elements (SINEs) on the host genome / [edited] by Richard J. Maraia.

New York : Springer-Verlag ; Austin : R.G. Landes, 1995.

236 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.

Copy 1 Donor: Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute

1. Alu Elements as a Source of Genomic Variation: Deleterious Effects and Evolutionary Novelties / Damian Labuda, Ewa Zietkiewicz and Grant A. Mitchell -- 2. Origin and Evolution of Alu Repetitive Elements / Jerzy Jurka -- 3. SINE Master Genes and Population Biology / Prescott L. Deininger and Mark A. Batzer -- 4. Evolution of tRNA-Derived SINEs / Norihiro Okada and Kazuhiko Ohshima -- 5. SINEs as a Genomic Scrap Yard: An Essay on Genomic Evolution / Wojciech Makalowski -- 6. Alu: What's the Use? / Carl W. Schmid and Carol M. Rubin -- 7. SINE-Derived Motifs and the Regulation of RNA Polymerase II Transcripts / Frederique Vidal and Francois Cuzin -- 8. Alu Silencing Mechanisms: Implications for the Modulation of Local Chromatin Structure / Bruce H. Howard, Valya R. Russanova and Ella W. Englander -- 9. Activation of RNA Polymerase III Transcription of Human Alu Elements by Adenovirus Type 5 and Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 / Barbara Panning and James R. Smiley -- 10. Alu-Family SINE RNA: Interacting Proteins and Pathways of Expression / Richard J. Maraia and Jasmit Sarrowa -- 11. SINEs and Trans-Acting Factors / Glen W. Humphrey -- 12. Quantitative Study of Alu Repeated Sequences in Primate Genomes, Yielding Insight into Their Sources and Evolution / Roy J. Britten.

Includes bibliographical references and index.