Molecular and Cellular Signaling (eBook)

Martin Beckerman, Ph.D. is Senior Scientist at the Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration’s Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, TN. Prior to assuming his current position at the Y-12 NSC, Dr. Beckerman held teaching and research positions at the Weizmann Institute of Science, the University of Rochester, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Tennessee and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He has over 130 publications, 1400 citations, and is the author of a previously published book entitled Adaptive Cooperative Systems.

1. Introduction 2.The Control Layer 3. Exploring Protein Structure and Function 4. Macromolecular Forces 5. Protein Folding and Binding 6. Stress and Pheromone Responses in Yeast 7.Two-Component Signaling Systems 8. Organization of Signal Complexes by Lipids, Calcium and Cyclic Amp 9. Signaling by Cells of the Immune System 10. Cell Adhesion and Motility 11. Signaling in the Endocrine System 12. Signaling in the Endocrine and Nervous System through GPCRs 13. Cell Fate and Polarity 14.Cancer 15. Adoptosis 16. Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes 17. Cell Regulation in Bacteria 18. Regulation by Viruses 19. Ion Channels 20. Neural Rhythms 21. Learning and Memory