Part Ⅰ Chemical and Molecular Foundations 1
1 Molecules, Cells, and Evolution 1
2 Chemical Foundations 23
3 Protein Structure and Function 59
Part Ⅱ Genetics and Molecular Biology 115
4 Basic Molecular Genetic Mechanisms 115
5 Molecular Genetic Techniques 171
6 Genes, Genomics, and Chromosomes 223
7 Transcriptional Control of Gene Expression 279
8 Post-transcriptional Gene Control 345
Part Ⅲ Cell Structure and Function 397
9 Culturing, Visualizing, and Perturbing Cells 397
10 Biomembrane Structure 443
11 Transmembrane Transport of Ions and Small Molecules 473
12 Cellular Energetics 517
13 Moving Proteins into Membranes and Organelles 577
14 Vesicular Traffic, Secretion, and Endocytosis 627
15 Signal Transduction and G Protein-Coupled Receptors 673
16 Signaling Pathways That Control Gene Activity 721
17 Cell Organization and Movement I: Microfilaments 773
18 Cell Organization and Movement Ⅱ: Microtubules and Intermediate Filaments 821
19 The Eukaryotic Cell Cycle 873
Part Ⅳ Cell Growth and Development 925
20 Integrating Cells Into Tissues 925
21 Stem Cells, Cell Asymmetry, and Cell Death 977
22 Nerve Cells 1019
23 Immunology 1059
24 Cancer 1113