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Tables of Contents for Molecular Biology of the Cell
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Special Features
xv
List of Topics
xvii
Acknowledgments
xxxix
A Note to the Reader
xliii
PART I Introduction to the Cell
The Evolution of the Cell
3
38
Small Molecules, Energy, and Biosynthesis
41
48
Macromolecules: Structure, Shape, and Information
89
50
How Cells Are Studied
139
56
PART II Molecular Genetics
Protein Function
195
28
Basic Genetic Mechanisms
223
68
Recombinant DNA Technology
291
44
The Cell Nucleus
335
66
Control of Gene Expression
401
76
PART III Internal Organization of the Cell
Membrane Structure
477
30
Membrane Transport of Small Molecules and the Ionic Basis of Membrane Excitability
507
44
Intracellular Compartments and Protein Sorting
551
48
Vesicular Traffic in the Secretory and Endocytic Pathways
599
54
Energy Conversion: Mitochondria and Chloroplasts
653
68
Cell Signaling
721
66
The Cytoskeleton
787
76
The Cell-Division Cycle
863
48
The Mechanics of Cell Division
911
38
PART IV Cells in Their Social Context
Cell Junctions, Cell Adhesion, and the Extracellular Matrix
949
62
Germ Cells and Fertilization
1011
26
Cellular Mechanisms of Development
1037
102
Differentiated Cells and the Maintenance of Tissues
1139
56
The Immune System
1195
60
Cancer
1255
Glossary
G-1
Index
I-1