自1996年《翻译控制》出版以来，人们对蛋白质合成产生了新的兴趣，并认识到翻译控制机制在调节基因表达方面的关键作用。这本新的专著更新并扩展了早期书籍的范围，但它也对该领域进行了新的审视。在一个新的格式中，前八章提供了广泛的概述，而另外二十八章中的每一章都专注于一个更具体的研究课题。其结果是对翻译的起始、延伸和终止、发展中对细胞外刺激的控制机制，以及病毒感染和疾病对翻译机制的影响进行了全面的最新阐述。本书是进入该领域的学生的必备读物，也是基因表达及其控制研究者的宝贵资源。

Since the 1996 publication of Translational Control, there has been fresh interest in protein synthesis and recognition of the key role of translational control mechanisms in regulating gene expression. This new monograph updates and expands the scope of the earlier book but it also takes a fresh look at the field. In a new format, the first eight chapters provide broad overviews, while each of the additional twenty-eight has a focus on a research topic of more specific interest. The result is a thoroughly up-to-date account of initiation, elongation, and termination of translation, control mechanisms in development in response to extracellular stimuli, and the effects on the translational machinery of virus infection and disease. This book is essential reading for students entering the field and an invaluable resource for investigators of gene expression and its control.