Product Description Due to advances in molecular biology techniques, chromatin structure and function has re-emerged as a key research area in the investigation of gene regulation and expression. This indispensable new book provides the busy researcher with an overview of all the latest research in this importantarea. Topicality and breadth of coverage is assured by the contributions of an international group of over 30 leading scientists in this field. Contents list: Elements of chromatin structure: histones, nucleosomes, fibers; DNA structure: implications for chromatin structure and function; Replication and assembly; Promoter potentiation and activation: chromatin structure and transcriptional induction of heat shock genes; Initiation ofexpression: remodelling genes; Transcription on chromatin templates; Chromatin structure and epigenetic regulation in yeast; Epigenetic regulation in Drosophilia: a conspiracy of silence; Boundaries and domains; Epigenetic regulation in mammalian cells. About the Author Sarah C. R. Elgin, Professor, Department of Biology, Washington University, St Louis, Missouri.