Molecular cell biology /
Harvey Lodish, David Baltimore, Arnold Berk, S. Lawrence Zipursky, Paul Matsudaira and James Darnell.
- Third edition.
- xlvii, 1344 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Previous ed.: 1990.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I Laying the groundwork: The dynamic cell -- Chemical foundations -- Protein structure and function -- Nucleic acids, the genetic code and protein synthesis -- Cell organization, subcellular structure and cell division -- Manipulating cells and viruses in culture -- Recombinant DNA technology -- Genetic analysis in cell biology -- Part II Control of cellular activity by the nucleus: The molecular anatomy of genes and chromosomes -- DNA replication, repair and recombination -- Regulation of transcription initiation -- Transcription termination, RNA processing and posttranscriptional control -- Gene control in development -- Part III Building and fueling the cell: Membrane structure: the plasma membrane -- Transport across cell membranes -- Synthesis and sorting of plasma membrane, secretory and lysosomal proteins -- Cellular energetics: formation of ATP by glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation -- Photosynthesis -- Organelle biogenesis: the mitrochondrion, chloroplast, peroxisome and nucleus -- Part IV Integrative and specialized cellular events: Cell-to-cell signaling -- Nerve cells -- Microfilaments: cell motility and control of cell shape -- Microtubules and intermediate filaments -- Multicellularity: cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions -- Regulation of the eukaryotic cell cycle -- Cancer -- Immunity.