Essential cell biology / Bruce Alberts ... [et al.]. -- 5th ed. -- New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2019. – (58.15/E78e/5th ed.)

Contents

CHAPTER 1 Cells: The Fundamental Units of Life 1

CHAPTER 2 Chemical Components of Cells 39

CHAPTER 3 Energy, Catalysis, and Biosynthesis 81

CHAPTER 4 Protein Structure and Function   117

CHAPTER 5 DNA and Chromosomes 173

CHAPTER 6 DNA Replication and Repair 199

CHAPTER 7 From DNA to Protein: How Cells Read the Genome 227

CHAPTER 8 Control of Gene Expression 267

CHAPTER 9 How Genes and Genomes Evolve 297

CHAPTER 10 Analyzing the Structure and Function of Genes 333

CHAPTER 11 Membrane Structure 365

CHAPTER 12 Transport Across Cell Membranes 389

CHAPTER 13 How Cells Obtain Energy from Food 427

CHAPTER 14 Energy Generation in Mitochondria and Chloroplasts 455

CHAPTER 15 Intracellular Compartments and Protein Transport 495

CHAPTER 16 Cell Signaling 533

CHAPTER 17 Cytoskeleton   573

CHAPTER 18 The Cell-Division Cycle 609

CHAPTER 19 Sexual Reproduction and Genetics 651

CHAPTER 20 Cell Communities: Tissues, Stem Cells, and Cancer 691