
Transgene, 
6 I l
Tfansgenic 
systems, for 
promoter 
characterization, 
6l l
Tfansitions 
(base 
mispairing), l5-16, 
l6f
Translation
accuracy, 
ribosomal  influences 
on, 209-211,  2I0f
bacterial, 
cistrons and,  I 17
control
of attenuation, )36-i)8, 
3j7 
f, 
))8f
by frameshifting, 213-214, 
2l7f
of transcription termination, 
)35, ))5f
de{inition 
of, 
211, 
}32
ending
posttermination 
reaction,  1 7l
termination  reaction, 
l7l
of eukaryotic nRNA,  I 62-1 
63
in 
gene 
expressiorr, ))-)4,  )4f
mRNA,  129, l29f
regulation, repressors 
and, 32)-)25,  )24f
ribosomal, initation site and, 
I l6-1 l7
ribosome and, 14, 34l
Ttanslational 
positioning, 
of DNA 
on nucleosome,
776-777,777f
Ttanslocating 
chain-associated membrane 
(TRAM),
2)9
Translocation
definition of, 22 I
duplication separation and, 99
protein
control 
232-233, 233f
cotranslational, 22 1 
-223, 
22)f
default 
pathway, 
227, 227f
Escherichia coli 
Sec-independent  system, 249-250,
24ef
initiation. signal sequences f 
or, 227 
-228, 
227 
f,
228f
initiation  signal sequences, interaction 
with  SRP,
228-229,229f
posttranslational, 
222
reverce, 234-235,  2)4f
signal recognition 
particle 
in, 
228-229,229f
in 
protein 
synthesis, 154
of 
random 
sequence with  exon, 4849,  48f
ribosomal
activation of, 172
hybrid 
state 
model, 169-170, 
1.70f,178
termlnase, / 52- / JJ, / JJI
IRNA structural changes, 178, 178/
Translocation  factors, 
structural  mimicry,  17)-17  4,
17)f
Translocons
aqueous channel formation, 2)l-2)), 
2)2f
components, 2)),21)f
deiinition  of, 212
in 
protein 
translocation, 2ll
protein 
transport  and, 221, 221f
routes to, Sec system and, 247-249, 
247f, 248f
srze,232
Transmembrane  d 
omains, 
235-276, 
236f, 2)9,  2)9f
Transmembrane 
prcteins, 
235-236, 
235f, 236f
Transmembrane region, 601
Tfansplantation antigens 
(MHC 
class 
I 
proteins), 
599
Transposable elements. See Transposons
Transposases
cri-pref erence, 5)7 
-5) 
8, 5)7 
f
definition of, 525
in TnA 
transposition, 53 
4-53 
6, 5) 5f
Transposition
composite transposons and, 525-526, 526f
conservative, 
528, 
r28f
control of frequency. 5)7, 5)7f
definition of, 
459, 
523, 560
duplicate  formation,  99
frequency,525
intermediates. 
common. 
5 ]0-5 
] l. 5)0f, 
5)lf
in 
maize, 538-540, 539f,540f
nonreplicative, 
527 
-528, 
528f, 5))-r34, 
5))f
replicative, 
527, 527f
cointegrates 
and, 531-5)3,  532f
TnA family, 5j4-536,  5)5f
RNA-dependent, 
55 I
ofTnl0,536-578,5)7f
Transposons 
(transposable 
elements), 
522-547
classes, 521
composire or rn, 525-526, 525f,526f
in 
conservative transposition, 528, 528f
controlling  elements  See Controlling 
elements
definition 
of, 
16, 
62,52)
DNA  rearrangements,  522, 522f, 528-530, 
529f
diecr,52)
indirect,52l
in Drosophila 
melanlgaster, 
561-562,  561,f
families, formation 
of, 54O-542, 
54lf
in human 
genome, 
85, 85f,561-564, 
564f
insertion 
sequences, 524-525,  524f
"inside-out," 
526
intermittent  activities, 52 l
inverted terminal repeats, r\A,  5)5, 
5)5f
nonfunctional, 
567, 567f
in nonreplicative 
transposjlion, 
527-528, 528f
reciprocal 
recombination,  between 
inverted 
repeats,
529,529f
in replicative transposition. 527. 5271,
53r-53),5)2f
target site selection, 518
Transposons, in hybrid  dysgenesis, 544-545, 
544f
Transvection, 
6l I
Transversions, 
l5
Tra 
protein, 
687
Tra2 
protein, 
687
TraY 400
TRE 
(TPA 
response element), 650
Tfichostatin, 
histone deacetylase 
inhibition,  806
Tf ichothiodystro 
phy, 
627
"Trigger 
factor,"  248
IRNA.  See Transfer RNA
rRNArMet 
(N-formyl-methionyl-IRNA),  I 5 8-159, 
| 591
tRNArMet, 164
tRNAmMet, 158
tlp  operon, leader region,  alternative 
base-paired
conlormauons, St6-tJ 
/, 
)1 
/|
,rp repressor, 
319-)20
True reversion, 
of 
mutation,  16-1,7, 17f
Trypanosoma 
brucei 
coxlll 
gene, 
RNA editing 
in,
722,722f
Tt!?anosome, mitochondria, RNA 
editing in,
721-722,722f
Tfyptophan
control, of ribosome 
position, 
)37-)18,3)7f
lrp operon attenuation conrrol 
and,,136,1)6f
Tryptophan  RNA-binding  attenuation 
protein 
(TRAP)
control 
of 
B  subtilis trp opercn,  131-3)4, 
)74f
tRNArrr control ot,334, )34J
T/t antigens,  685-686
Tumorogenisis, 
retroviral 
integration and, 
557
Tus-ter complex,  replication  fork 
disassembly,
45245),453f
TUTase 
(terminal 
uridyltransferase), 
7 2)-7  24, 
7 24f
Twisting number 
\Tl, 
477478
Two hybrid 
assay, 645-646, 
646f
4/ 
elements
rever6e transcriprases, 5 63, 5 
6)f
in yeast, 
559-561, 
559f- 561f
fYrosine.  cr cleavage of DNA, 
485--486
U
UAA termination 
codon 
(ochre 
codon), 172
U2AF splicing 
factor, 677, 678f
UAG 
termination  codon 
(amber 
codonl, 
172, 199
UAS 
(upstream 
activator sequencel, 
629-6)0
uBF,615,6l5f
Ubiquitin, 
214
UEP 
(unit 
evolutionary 
period), 
1 05, 1 06
UGA codons, seleno-cys-IRNA 
insertion, 199, l99f
UGA supressor, 
206-207
UGA termination 
codon 
(opal 
codon), 
172
umuc 
gene 
mttations,  507
UmuD'2C 
complex 
(DNA polymerase vl, 
5O7
umuD 
gene 
morations, 
507
UmuD 
protein, 
cleavage, RecA 
protein 
and, 5 l4
Unequal  crossovers
causes, 99-100, 
100/
definition 
of, 99-100,  100/
in 
gene 
cluster
qualitative 
effects, I 
10, I I0/
quantitative 
effects, 
I I0,  I l0/
rearrangement 
and, 109-1 12, 
t 101 I t 1/
minisatellite, I25
inthalassemia, 
II0-f  Il,  f Il/
Unfolded 
protein 
response element 
(UPRE), 
69J,69Jf
UNG 
(uracil 
DNA 
glycosylase), 
590
Unidentified 
reading  lrame 
(URF), 
l2
Uninducible 
mutants,  108
Unit 
cell, 409
Unit evolutionary 
period 
(UEP), 
105, 106
Untranslated region 
(5r 
UTR), 136
UPE 
(upstream 
promoter 
element\, 615,615f
Up mutarions, 
274
UPRE 
(unfolded 
protein 
response element), 693, 693f
Upstream, 
258
Upstream 
activator sequence 
\UASl, 
629-6)0
Upstream 
promoter 
element 
(UPE), 
615, 615/
Upstream 
promoter 
elements,  644
ut-R,554
Uracil, 6
Uracil 
glycosylase, 
induction  of somatic 
mutations,
591-593,592f
Uracil triphosphate 
(UTP), 
721
ure2 
prorein, 
8)6-838, 
817f
U residues, in 
RNA editing, 723-724,724f
URF 
(unidentified 
reading 
frame), 32
Uridine
modification, 
in IRNA, 
195, l95f
in 
pseudouridine 
synthesis, 
699-7O0,  699f
in RNA 
ediring, 721-722,722f,72j-724, 
724f
URSI 
gene,496
URS2 
gene,495,496
u3-R-U5, 
560
U run, 694
Ul 
snRNA, base-paired 
structure, 675-676f
U4 snRNA,  680
UTF 
(uracil 
triph osphatel, 
7 21
l'UTR 
(trailer),136
UUG codon
mutant, 
2I I
in 
protein 
synthesis, 
I58-I59
U6lU4 snRNA, 
680,680f
uvr system 
of excision 
repair,  501, 504, 504f
V
Variable domain 
(V 
domain), 
576
Variable 
number 
tandem repeat 
(VNTR), 
t24
variable 
region 
(V 
region), 
in immunoglobulin,
575-576,576f
Variegation, 
518
Index  891