Molecular Biology of the Cell (textbook)
<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>
| File:Peter Walter, Julian Lewis, Alexander Johnson, Martin Raff - from Flickr 2195862704.jpg
Authors Peter Walter, Julian Lewis, Alexander Johnson and Martin Raff (from left to right)
|
|
| Author | Bruce Alberts, Alexander Johnson, Julian Lewis, David Morgan, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts, Peter Walter |
|---|---|
| Subject | Cell biology |
| Publisher | Garland Science |
|
Publication date
|
December 2014 |
| Pages | 1464 pp (sixth edition) |
| ISBN | 978-0-8153-4432-2 (hardcover), ISBN 978-0-8153-4524-4 (loose-leaf) |
| 571.6 22 | |
| LC Class | QH581.2 .M64 2015 |
Molecular Biology of the Cell is a cellular and molecular biology textbook published by Garland Science and currently authored by Bruce Alberts, Alexander Johnson, Julian Lewis (deceased), David Morgan, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts and Peter Walter. The book was first published in 1983 and is now in its sixth edition. James Watson contributed to the first three editions.
Molecular Biology of the Cell is widely used in introductory courses at the university level, being considered as a reference in many libraries and laboratories around the world. It describes the current understanding of cell biology and includes basic biochemistry, experimental methods for investigating cells, the properties common to most eukaryotic cells, the expression and transmission of genetic information, the internal organization of cells, and the behaviour of cells in multicellular organisms.[1] Molecular Biology of the Cell has been described as “the most influential cell biology textbook of its time”.[2] The sixth edition is dedicated to the memory of co-author Julian Lewis who died in early 2014.
The fourth edition is free online and can be searched at the National Center for Biotechnology Information bookshelf.
Table of contents
Part I - Introduction to the Cell
2. Cell Chemistry and Bioenergetics
3. Proteins
Part II - Basic Genetic Mechanisms
4. DNA, Chromosomes, and Genomes
5. DNA Replication, Repair, and Recombination
6. How Cells Read the Genome: From DNA to Protein
Part III - Ways of Working with Cells
8. Analyzing Cells, Molecules, and Systems
Part IV Internal Organization of the Cell
11. Membrane Transport of Small Molecules and the Electrical Properties of Membranes
12. Intracellular Compartments and Protein Sorting
13. Intracellular Membrane Traffic
14. Energy Conversion: Mitochondria and Chloroplasts
15. Cell signaling
16. The Cytoskeleton
17. The Cell Cycle
18. Cell Death
Part V - Cells in their Social Context
19. Cell Junctions and the Extracellular Matrix
20. Cancer
21. Development of Multicellular Organisms
22. Stem Cells, and Tissue Renewal
24. The Innate and Adaptive Immune System
References
- ↑ Garland Science Website - http://www.garlandscience.com/textbooks/0815332181.asp
- ↑ Friedberg, Errol C. (2004). The Writing Life of James D. Watson. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press.
