Cell Biology Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 3rd Edition

by Thomas D. Pollard, MD, William C. Earnshaw, PhD, FRS, Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz, PhD and Graham Johnson, MA, PhD, CMI

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ISBN: 9780323399968

Publication Date: 02-15-2017

Page Count: 908

Imprint: Elsevier

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The much-anticipated 3rd edition of Cell Biology delivers comprehensive, clearly written, and richly illustrated content to today’s students, all in a user-friendly format. Relevant to both research and clinical practice, this rich resource covers key principles of cellular function and uses them to explain how molecular defects lead to cellular dysfunction and cause human disease. Concise text and visually amazing graphics simplify complex information and help readers make the most of their study time.

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Cell Biology Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

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- Takes a mechanistic approach to molecular processes.
Contents

Section 1: Introduction to Cell Biology
1. Introduction to Cells
2. Evolution of Life on Earth

Section 2: Chemical and Physical Background
3. Molecules: Structures and Dynamics
4. Biophysical Principles
5. Macromolecular Assembly
6. Research Strategies

Section 3: Chromatin, Chromosomes, and the Cell Nucleus
7. Chromosome Organization
8. DNA Packaging in Chromatin and Chromosomes
9. Nuclear Structure and Dynamics

Section 4: Central Dogma: From Gene to Protein
10. Gene Expression
11. Eukaryotic RNA Processing
12. Protein Synthesis and Folding

Section 5: Membrane Structure and Function
13. Membrane Structure and Dynamics
14. Membrane Pumps
15. Membrane Carriers
16. Membrane Channels
17. Membrane Physiology

Section 6: Cellular Organelles and Membrane Trafficking
18. Posttranslational Targeting of Proteins
19. Mitochondria, Chloroplasts, Peroxisomes
20. Endoplasmic Reticulum
21. Secretory Membrane System and Golgi Apparatus
22. Endocytosis and the Endosomal Membrane
23. Processing and Degradation of Cellular Components

Section 7: Signaling Mechanisms
24. Plasma Membrane Receptors
25. Protein Hardware for Signaling
26. Second Messengers
27. Integration of Signals

Section 8: Cellular Adhesion and the Extracellular Matrix
28. Cells of the Extracellular Matrix and Immune System
29. Extracellular Matrix Molecules
30. Cellular Adhesion
31. Intercellular Junctions
32. Connective Tissues

Section 9: Cytoskeleton and Cellular Motility
33. Actin and Actin-Binding Proteins
34. Microtubules and Centrosomes
35. Intermediate Filaments
36. Motor Proteins
37. Intracellular Motility
38. Cellular Motility
39. Muscles

Section 10: Cell Cycle
40. Introduction to the Cell Cycle
41. G1 Phase and Regulation of Cell Proliferation
42. S Phase and DNA Replication
43. G2 Phase and Control of Entry into Mitosis
44. Mitosis and Cytokinesis
45. Meiosis
46. Programmed Cell Death
Authors

Thomas D. Pollard, MD, Sterling Professor, Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA, William C. Earnshaw, PhD, FRS, Professor and Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellow, Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Biology, ICB, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz, PhD, Group Leader, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Janelia Research Campus, Ashburn, Virginia, USA and Graham Johnson, MA, PhD, CMI, Director, Animated Cell, Allen Institute for Cell Biology, Seattle, Washington;, QB3 Faculty Fellow, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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