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A primer on cell and molecular biology / Mark Running. [electronic resource]

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Health education collectionPublisher: New York, [New York] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Momentum Press, 2015Description: 1 online resource (v, 150 pages)ISBN:
  • 9781606508039
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 571.6 23
LOC classification:
  • QH581.2 .R856 2015
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Abstract: The study of cells is fundamental to biological inquiry, yet few cells are big enough to be seen with the naked eye. That means cells must be studied indirectly, most obviously through the use of microscopes, but also through molecular techniques. Since we can't directly observe cells, we form models (conceptualizations) of cell structures and processes that fit observable and empirical data. Such conceptualizations are intellectual leaps forward in understanding how life works and separate cell and molecular biology from more traditional observations that preceded these disciplines.
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Co-published with Cognella Academic Publishing.

Includes index.

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.

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The study of cells is fundamental to biological inquiry, yet few cells are big enough to be seen with the naked eye. That means cells must be studied indirectly, most obviously through the use of microscopes, but also through molecular techniques. Since we can't directly observe cells, we form models (conceptualizations) of cell structures and processes that fit observable and empirical data. Such conceptualizations are intellectual leaps forward in understanding how life works and separate cell and molecular biology from more traditional observations that preceded these disciplines.

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