The Structure and Function of Chromatin -- Contents -- Foreword: histone nomenclature -- Editors' note -- Introduction -- Chromosomal structure as seen by electron microscopy -- Discussion -- The specific template activity of chromatin -- Discussion -- Histone function and evolution as viewed by sequence studies -- Discussion -- Structure of histone H2A (histone ALK, IIbl or F2a2) -- Discussion -- Chromosomal proteins related to histones -- Discussion -- Chemistry of the non-histone chromosomal proteins -- Discussion -- Histones in chromosomal structure and control of cell division -- Discussion -- X-ray diffraction of nucleohistones from spermatozoa -- Discussion -- The regulatory role of non-histone proteins in RNA synthesis -- Discussion -- Sequence-specific binding of DNA by non-histone proteins and their migration from cytoplasm to nucleus during gene activation -- Discussion -- The biological roles of post-synthetic modification of basic nuclear proteins -- Discussion -- Micromodification of histone during the cell cycle -- Discussion -- Changes in chromatin structure and function in W138 cells stimulated to proliferate -- Discussion -- Some properties of the zones binding polylysine in chromatin -- The arrangement of histone complexes along the chromosomal fibre -- Discussion -- Regulation of gene expression in higher organisms: how it all works -- Discussion -- General Discussion -- Location of chromatin components -- Interaction sites for proteins in DNA molecules -- Index of contributors -- Subject index.