InhaltsangabeBack to Basics: Structure, Function, Evolution and Application of Homing Endonucleases and Inteins.- Homing Endonucleases and the Yeast Mitochondrial ? Locus - A Historical Perspective.- The LAGLIDADG Homing Endonuclease Family.- HNH Endonucleases.- GIY-YIG Homing Endonucleases - Beads on a String.- His-Cys Box Homing Endonucleases.- Group I Introns and Their Maturases: Uninvited, but Welcome Guests.- Group II Intron Homing Endonucleases: Ribonucleoprotein Complexes with Programmable Target Specificity.- Free-Standing Homing Endonucleases of T-even Phage: Freeloaders or Functionaries?.- Function and Evolution of HO and VDE Endonucleases in Fungi.- Engineering Homing Endonucleases for Genomic Applications.- Inteins - A Historical Perspective.- Origin and Evolution of Inteins and Other Hint Domains.- Biochemical Mechanisms of Intein-Mediated Protein Splicing.- The Structure and Function of Intein-Associated Homing Endonucleases.- Harnessing Inteins for Protein Purification and Characterization.- Production of Cyclic Proteins and Peptides.- Inteins for Split-Protein Reconstitutions and Their Applications.- Intein Reporter and Selection Systems.- Industrial Applications of Intein Technology.