Chapter 2: Chemical Foundations 1
Chapter 3: Protein Structure and Function 7
Chapter 4: Basic Molecular Genetic Mechanisms 13
Chapter 5: Molecular Genetic Techniques 19
Chapter 6: Genes, Genomics, and Chromosomes 25
Chapter 7: Transcriptional Control of Gene Expression 31
Chapter 8: Post-transcriptional Gene Control 37
Chapter 9: Culturing, Visualizing, and Perturbing Cells 41
Chapter 10: Biomembrane Structure 47
Chapter 11: Transmembrane Transport of Ions and Small Molecules 53
Chapter 12: Cellular Energetics 59
Chapter 13: Moving Proteins into Membranes and Organelles 65
Chapter 14: Vesicular Traffic, Secretion, and Endocytosis 71
Chapter 15: Signal Transduction and G Protein-Coupled Receptors 79
Chapter 16: Signaling Pathways That Control Gene Expression 85
Chapter 17: Cell Organization and Movement Ⅰ: Microfilaments 91
Chapter 18: Cell Organization and Movement Ⅱ: Microtubules and Intermediate Filaments 97
Chapter 19: The Eukaryotic Cell Cycle 103
Chapter 20: Integrating Cells Into Tissues 109
Chapter 21: Stem Cells, Cell Asymmetry, and Cell Death 113
Chapter 22: Nerve Cells 117
Chapter 23: Immunology 123
Chapter 24: Cancer 129