The Cell

Geoffrey M. Cooper is Professor of Biology and Associate Dean of the Faculty for Natural Sciences at Boston University, USA. Dr. Cooper's research is focused on understanding the roles of oncogene proteins in the signalling pathways that regulate cell proliferation and programmed cell death. He has authored two books on cancer and published over 100 research papers in the field of cell signalling and cancer research. Robert E. Hausman is Professor in the Department of Biology at Boston University, USA. His research is focused on understanding how interactions between cells and between cells and the extracellular matrix affect differentiation and morphogenesis.

PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. An Overview of Cells and Cell Research 2. The Composition of Cells 3. Cell Metabolism 4. Fundamentals of Molecular Biology PART II: THE FLOW OF GENETIC INFORMATION 5. The Organization and Sequences of Cellular Genomes 6. Replication, Maintenance and Rearrangements of Genomic DNA 7. RNA Synthesis and Processing 8. Protein Synthesis, Processing, and Regulation PART III: CELL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION 9. The Nucleus 10. Protein Sorting and Transport: The Endoplasmic Reticulum, Golgi Apparatus, and Lysosomes 11. Bioenergetics and Metabolism: Mitochondria, Chloroplasts, and Peroxisomes 12. The Cytoskeleton and Cell Movement 13. The Plasma Membrane 14. Cell Walls, the Extracellular Matrix, and Cell Interactions PART IV: CELL REGULATION 15. Cell Signaling 16. The Cell Cycle 17. Cell Death and Cell Renewal 18. Cancer