Main description:

This text tells the story of cells as the units of life in a colorful and student-friendly manner, taking an "essentials only" approach. By using the successful model of previously published "Short Courses," this text succeeds in conveying the key points without overburdening the reader with secondary information. The authors (all active researchers and educators) skillfully present concepts by illustrating them with clear diagrams and examples from current research. Special boxed sections focus on the importance of cell biology in medicine and industry today. This text is completely updated from the successful "Cell Biology, A Short Course, 2e," includes new chapters and now has a supporting website with tests and animations for students and power point slides and supplemental material for instructors: http://www.wileyshortcourse.com/cellbiology/default.asp

Contents:

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