CELL BIOLOGY. 4TH EDITION

1 Introduction to Cells
2 Evolution of Life on Earth
3 Molecules: Structures and Dynamics
4 Biophysical Principles
5 Macromolecular Assembly
6 Research Strategies
7 Chromosome Organization
8 DNA Packaging in Chromatin and Chromosomes
9 Nuclear Structure and Dynamics
10 Gene Expression
11 Eukaryotic RNA Processing
12 Protein Synthesis and Folding
13 Membrane Structure and Dynamics
14 Membrane Pumps
15 Membrane Carriers
16 Membrane Channels
17 Membrane Physiology
18 Posttranslational Targeting of Proteins
19 Mitochondria, Chloroplasts, Peroxisomes
20 Endoplasmic Reticulum
21 Mechanisms of Vesicular Trafficking
22 Secretory Membrane System and Golgi Appartus
23 Endocytosis and Endosomal Membrane System
24 Processing and Degradation of Cellular Components
25 Plasma Membrane Receptors
26 Protein Hardware for Signaling
27 Second Messengers
28 Integration of Signals
29 Cells of the Extracellular Matrix and Immune System
30 Extracellular Matrix Molecules
31 Cellular Adhesion
32 Intercellular Junctions
33 Connective Tissues
34 Actin and Actin-Binding Proteins
35 Microtubules and Centrosomes
36 Intermediate Filaments
37 Motor Proteins
38 Intracellular Motility
39 Cellular Motility
40 Muscles
41 Introduction to the Cell Cycle
42 G1 Phase and Regulation of Cell Proliferation
43 S Phase and DNA Replications
44 G2 Phase, Responses to DNA Damage, and Control of Entry into Mitosis
45 Mitosis
46 Cytokinesis
47 Meiosis
48 Programmed Cell Death
Cell SnapShots

Accessible and user-friendly, Cell Biology, 4th Edition, provides a strong foundation for students entering health care career paths as well as higher level research areas. Clear, readable text and high-quality, detailed illustrations help readers quickly grasp challenging content-all focusing on cellular processes without delving into molecular processes. Drs. Thomas D. Pollard, William C. Earnshaw, Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz, and author/illustrator Dr. Graham Johnson have thoroughly updated this popular text to ensure its relevance for students in biology, biotechnology, medicine, and pathophysiology, covering key principles of cellular function and explaining how molecular defects lead to cellular dysfunction and cause human disease.

Authors
• Thomas D. Pollard, MD, Sterling Professor, Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT.
• William C. Earnshaw, PhD, FRS, Professor and Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellow, Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Biology, ICB, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.
• Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz, PhD, Group Leader, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Janelia Research Campus, Ashburn, Virginia, United States.
• Graham Johnson, MA, PhD, CMI, Director, Animated Cell, Allen Institute for Cell Biology, Seattle, Washington;, QB3 Faculty Fellow, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California