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Cell biology / Thomas D. Pollard, William C. Earnshaw ; with Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz ; illustrated by Graham T. Johnson. — 2nd ed. — Philadelphia : Saunders/Elsevier, c2008. – (58.157/P772/2nd ed.) |
Contents
Contents
SECTION I Introduction to Cell Biology
CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Cells - 3
CHAPTER 2 Evolution of Life on Earth - 17
SECTION II Chemical and Physical Background
CHAPTER 3 Molecules: Structures and Dynamics - 33
CHAPTER 4 Biophysical Principles - 57
CHAPTER 5 Macromolecular Assembly - 69
CHAPTER 6 Research Strategies - 85
SECTION III Membrane Structure and Function
CHAPTER 7 Membrane Structure and Dynamics - 113
CHAPTER 8 Membrane Pumps - 127
CHAPTER 9 Membrane Carriers - 139
CHAPTER 10 Membrane Channels - 147
CHAPTER 11 Membrane Physiology- 173
SECTION IV Chromatin, Chromosomes, and the Cell Nucleus
CHAPTER 12 Chromosome Organization - 193
CHAPTER 13 DNA Packaging in Chromatin and Chromosomes - 209
CHAPTER 14 Nuclear Structure and Dynamics - 231
SECTION V Central Dogma: From Gene to Protein
CHAPTER 15 Gene Expression - 253
CHAPTER 16 Eukaryotic RNA Processing - 279
CHAPTER 17 Protein Synthesis and Folding - 297
SECTION VI Cellular Organelles and Membrane Trafficking
CHAPTER 18 Posttranslational Targeting of Proteins - 315
CHAPTER 19 Mitochondria, Chloroplasts, Peroxisomes - 331
CHAPTER 20 Endoplasmic Reticulum - 345
CHAPTER 21 Secretory Membrane System and Golgi Apparatus - 365
CHAPTER 22 Endocytosis and the Endosomal Membrane System - 391
CHAPTER 23 Degradation of Cellular Components - 409
SECTION VII Signaling Mechanisms
CHAPTER 24 Plasma Membrane Receptors - 427
CHAPTER 25 Protein Hardware for Signaling - 443
CHAPTER 26 Second Messengers - 465
CHAPTER 27 Integration of Signals - 487
SECTION VIII Cellular Adhesion and the Extracellular Matrix
CHAPTER 28 Cells of the Extracellular Matrix and Immune System - 517
CHAPTER 29 Extracelluar Matrix Molecules - 531
CHAPTER 30 Cellular Adhesion - 553
CHAPTER 31 Intercellular Junctions - 571
CHAPTER 32 Connective Tissues - 583
SECTION IX Cytoskeleton and Cellular Motility
CHAPTER 33 Actin and Actin-Binding Proteins - 603
CHAPTER 34 Microtubules and Centrosomes - 623
CHAPTER 35 Intermediate Filaments - 645
CHAPTER 36 Motor Proteins - 655
CHAPTER 37 Intracellular Motility - 673
CHAPTER 38 Cellular Motility - 685
CHAPTER 39 Muscles - 705
SECTION X Cell Cycle
CHAPTER 40 Introduction to the Cell Cycle - 731
CHAPTER 41 G~ Phase and Regulation of Cell Proliferation - 747
CHAPTER 42 S Phase and DNA Replication - 761
CHAPTER 43 G2 Phase and Control of Entry into Mitosis- 777
CHAPTER 44 Mitosis and Cytokinesis - 791
CHAPTER 45 Meiosis - 815
CHAPTER 46 Programmed Cell Death - 833
Glossary - 851
Index - 875