Table of Contents
PART I: FUNDAMENTALS AND FOUNDATIONS
Chapter 1 Introduction to Cells and Cell Research
Chapter 2 Physical Principles Underlying Cell Structure and Function
Chapter 3 Fundamentals of Molecular Biology
PART II: THE FLOW OF GENETIC INFORMATION
Chapter 4 Genes and Genomes
Chapter 5 Replication, Maintenance, and Rearrangements of Genomic DNA
Chapter 6 RNA Synthesis and Processing
Chapter 7 Transcriptional Regulation and Epigenetics
Chapter 8 Protein Synthesis, Processing, and Regulation
Chapter 9 Genomics, Proteomics, and Systems Biology
PART III: SUB-CELLULAR STRUCTURES AND FUNCTIONS
Chapter 10 The Nucleus
Chapter 11 Protein Sorting and Transport: The Endoplasmic Reticulum, Golgi Apparatus, and Lysosomes
Chapter 12 Mitochondria, Chloroplasts, and Peroxisomes
Chapter 13 The Cytoskeleton and Cell Movement
Chapter 14 The Plasma Membrane
Chapter 15 Cell Walls, the Extracellular Matrix, and Cell Interactions
PART IV: Cell Regulation
Chapter 16 Cell Signaling
Chapter 17 The Cell Cycle
Chapter 18 Cell Renewal and Cell Death
Chapter 19 Cancer