A textbook that integrates molecular biology, biochemistry, and cell biology into a unified course of study, reflecting the shift in emphasis of molecular biology from a concentration on genes for their own sake to the application of molecular genetic studies to all areas of cell biology and bioche

This book offers a balanced and integrated treatment of molecular biology, cell biology, and biochemistry. The central topics of molecular biology are included, including DNA structure, messenger RNA gene structure and activity, and the molecular methods for studying these genes.

Introduction to cell and molecular biology
A chemical background for cell and molecular biology
Atomic structure
Energy, enzymes, and biological reactions
The structure of cellular membranes
The functions of membranes in transport
The cell surface
Extracellular structures of eukaryotic cells: the extracellular matrix
Provision of energy for cell activities: cellular oxidations and the mitochondrion
Photosynthesis and the chloroplast
Microtubules and cell motility
Microfilament-generated cell motility
The cytoskeleton
The nucleus and its molecular constituents
The transcription and processing of messenger RNA
Transcription and processing of RNA, tRNA, and sn/scRNAs
The interaction of mRNAs, rRNA, and tRNA in protein synthesis
Transcriptional and translational regulation
Organization of the genome and genetic rearrangements
Programmed genetic rearrangements as a part of normal cell funciton: the generation of antibodies
Protein sorting, distribution, secretion, and endocytosis
Transcription and translation in mitochondria and chloroplasts
The cell cycle and DNA replication
Cell cycle regulation and cancer
Nuclear and cytoplasmic division
Meiosis and genetic recombination
Gametogenesis, fertilization, and early development
The origins of cellular life.