Cell Biology

1. Section I: Introduction to Cell Biology - p. iii 2. List of Tables - p. iii 3. Chapter 1: Introduction to Cells - p. iii 4. Chapter 2: Evolution of Life on Earth - p. iii 5. Section II: Chemical and Physical Background - p. iii 6. Chapter 3: Section II Overview - p. iii 7. Chapter 4: Molecules: Structures and Dynamics - p. iii 8. Chapter 5: Biophysical Principles - p. iii 9. Chapter 6: Macromolecular Assembly - p. iii 10. Chapter 7: Research Strategies - p. iii 11. Section III: Chromatin, Chromosomes, and the Cell Nucleus - p. iii 12. Chapter 8: Section III Overview - p. iii 13. Chapter 9: Chromosome Organization - p. iii 14. Chapter 10: DNA Packaging in Chromatin and Chromosomes - p. iii 15. Chapter 11: Nuclear Structure and Dynamics - p. iii 16. Section IV: Central Dogma: From Gene to Protein - p. iii 17. Chapter 12: Section IV Overview - p. iii 18. Chapter 13: Gene Expression - p. iii 19. Chapter 14: Eukaryotic RNA Processing - p. iii 20. Chapter 15: Protein Synthesis and Folding - p. iii 21. Section V: Membrane Structure and Function - p. iii 22. Chapter 16: Section V Overview - p. iii 23. Chapter 17: Membrane Structure and Dynamics - p. iii 24. Chapter 18: Membrane Pumps - p. iii 25. Chapter 19: Membrane Carriers - p. iii 26. Chapter 20: Membrane Channels - p. iii 27. Chapter 21: Membrane Physiology - p. iii 28. Section VI: Cellular Organelles and Membrane Trafficking - p. iii 29. Chapter 22: Section VI Overview - p. iii 30. Chapter 23: Posttranslational Targeting of Proteins - p. iii 31. Chapter 24: Mitochondria, Chloroplasts, Peroxisomes - p. iii 32. Chapter 25: Endoplasmic Reticulum - p. iii 33. Chapter 26: Secretory Membrane System and Golgi Apparatus - p. iii 34. Chapter 27: Endocytosis and the Endosomal Membrane System - p. iii 35. Chapter 28: Processing and Degradation of Cellular Components - p. iii 36. Section VII: Signaling Mechanisms - p. iii 37. Chapter 29: Section VII Overview - p. iii 38. Chapter 30: Plasma Membrane Receptors - p. iii 39. Chapter 31: Protein Hardware for Signaling - p. iii 40. Chapter 32: Second Messengers - p. iii 41. Chapter 33: Integration of Signals - p. iii 42. Section VIII: Cellular Adhesion and the Extracellular Matrix - p. iii 43. Chapter 34: Section VIII Overview - p. iii 44. Chapter 35: Cells of the Extracellular Matrix and Immune System - p. iii 45. Chapter 36: Extracellular Matrix Molecules - p. iii 46. Chapter 37: Cellular Adhesion - p. iii 47. Chapter 38: Intercellular Junctions - p. iii 48. Chapter 39: Connective Tissues - p. iii 49. Section IX: Cytoskeleton and Cellular Motility - p. iii 50. Chapter 40: Section IX Overview - p. iii 51. Chapter 41: Actin and Actin-Binding Proteins - p. iii 52. Chapter 42: Microtubules and Centrosomes - p. iii 53. Chapter 43: Intermediate Filaments - p. iii 54. Chapter 44: Motor Proteins - p. iii 55. Chapter 45: Intracellular Motility - p. iii 56. Chapter 46: Cellular Motility - p. iii 57. Chapter 47: Muscles - p. iii 58. Section X: Cell Cycle - p. iii 59. Chapter 48: Section X Overview - p. iii 60. Chapter 49: Introduction to the Cell Cycle - p. iii 61. Chapter 50: G1 Phase and Regulation of Cell Proliferation - p. iii 62. Chapter 51: S Phase and DNA Replication - p. iii 63. Chapter 52: G2 Phase, Responses to DNA Damage, and Control of Entry Into Mitosis - p. iii 64. Chapter 53: Mitosis and Cytokinesis - p. iii 65. Chapter 54: Meiosis - p. iii 66. Chapter 55: Programmed Cell Death - p. iii 67. Cell SnapShots - p. iii 68. Glossary - p. iii 69. Index - p. iii