Cell Biology: A Short Course (Paperback, 3)

Preface xiii

1 CELLS AND TISSUES, 1

2 WATER AND MACROMOLECULES, 17

3 MEMBRANES AND ORGANELLES, 43

4 DNA STRUCTURE AND THE GENETIC CODE, 53

5 DNA AS A DATA STORAGE MEDIUM, 67

6 TRANSCRIPTION AND THE CONTROL OF GENE EXPRESSION, 81

7 RECOMBINANT DNA AND GENETIC

ENGINEERING, 99

8 MANUFACTURING PROTEIN, 123

9 PROTEIN STRUCTURE, 137

10 INTRACELLULAR PROTEIN TRAFFICKING, 157

11 HOW PROTEINS WORK, 175

12 ENERGY TRADING WITHIN THE CELL, 191

13 METABOLISM, 207

14 IONS AND VOLTAGES, 229

15 INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING, 251

16 INTERCELLULAR COMMUNICATION, 269

17 MECHANICAL MOLECULES, 283

18 CELL CYCLE AND THE CONTROL OF CELL NUMBER IN EUKARYOTES, 297

19 THE CELL BIOLOGY OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM, 315

20 CASE STUDY: CYSTIC FIBROSIS, 329

Appendix, 339

Glossary, 343

Answers to Review Questions, 381

Index, 395