A primer on cell and molecular biology /
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| Ngôn ngữ: | Tiếng Anh |
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New York, [New York] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) :
Momentum Press,
2015.
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| Loạt: | Health education collection.
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Mục lục:
- 1. Cells
- Introduction
- Basic properties of cells
- Two fundamentally different classes of cells
- Eukaryotic cells
- Model organisms
- Cell size
- Synthetic biology
- Viruses
- 2. Basics of biochemistry
- Covalent bonds
- Noncovalent bonds
- Hydrophobic and Van Der Waals interactions
- Acids, bases, and buffers
- The nature of biological molecules
- Carbohydrates
- Lipids
- Proteins
- Nucleic acids
- 3. Metabolism & bioenergetics
- Overview of thermodynamics
- Enzymes
- Metabolism
- Oxidation and reduction
- Glycolysis
- Gluconeogenesis
- 4. Membranes
- Roles of membranes
- Membrane structure
- Membrane composition
- Membrane fluidity
- The dynamic nature of the plasma membrane
- Movement of substances across membranes
- Membrane potentials and nerve impulses
- 5. Mitochondria and respiration
- Introduction
- Mitochondria structure and function
- Oxidative metabolism
- Peroxisomes
- 6. Chloroplast cells and photosynthesis
- Introduction
- Chloroplasts
- Photosynthesis
- Absorption of light
- Carbon dioxide fixation
- 7. Cells and their environment
- The extracellular space
- Interactions between cells and their environment
- Interaction of cells with neighboring cells
- Cell walls
- 8. The cytoplasmic membrane
- Introduction
- The endoplasmic reticulum
- The Golgi complex
- Vesicle transport
- Lysosomes
- Vacuoles
- The endocytic pathway
- Posttranslational uptake of proteins by peroxisomes,
- Mitochondria and chloroplasts
- 9. Cell motility
- Introduction
- Microtubules
- Intermediate Fi Laments
- Microfilaments
- 10. Basic genetics
- Introduction
- Chromosomes
- The chemical nature of the gene
- The stability of the genome
- Genome sequencing and the human genome
- 11. Transcription and translation
- Introduction
- An overview of transcription
- Synthesis and processing of rRNA
- Synthesis and processing of tRNA
- Synthesis and processing of mRNA
- Small regulatory RNAs
- Encoding genetic information
- Translating genetic information
- 12. Gene expression in the cell
- Introduction
- The nucleus
- Control of gene expression in bacteria
- Control of gene expression in eukaryotes
- Transcriptional-level control
- Processing level control
- Translational level control
- Protein degradation
- 13. DNA
- DNA replication
- DNA replication in bacteria
- DNA replication in eukaryotes
- DNA repair
- 14. Reproduction in cells
- The cell cycle
- Mitosis
- Meiosis
- 15. Transduction and signaling
- The basic elements of cell signaling systems
- G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs)
- Protein-tyrosine phosphorylation
- Differences in plant and animal receptor signaling
- The role of calcium as an intracellular second
- Messenger
- Convergence, divergence, and crosstalk among different signaling pathways
- 16. Laboratory techniques
- Index.