World of the Cell

1. A Preview of the Cell 2. The Chemistry of the Cell 3. The Macromolecules of the Cell 4. Cells and Organelles 5. Bioenergetics: The Flow of Energy in the Cell 6. Enzymes: The Catalysts of the Cell 7. Membranes: Their Structure, Function, and Chemistry 8. Transport Across Membranes: Overcoming the Permeability Barrier 9. Chemotrophic Energy Metabolism: Glycolysis and Fermentation 10. Chemotrophic Energy Metabolism: Aerobic Respiration 11. Phototrophic Energy Metabolism: Photosynthesis 12. Intracellular Compartments: The Endoplasmic Reticulum, Golgi Complex, Endosomes, Lysosomes, and Peroxisomes 13. Signal Transduction Mechanisms: I. Electrical Signals in Nerve Cells 14. Signal Transduction Mechanisms: II. Messengers and Receptors 15. Cytoskeletal Systems 16. Cellular Movement: Motility and Contractility 17. Beyond the Cell: Extracellular Structures, Cell Adhesion, and Cell Junctions 18. The Structural Basis of Cellular Information: DNA, Chromosomes, and the Nucleus 19. The Cell Cycle: DNA Replication, Mitosis, and Cancer 20. Sexual Reproduction: Meiosis and Genetic Recombination 21. Gene Expression: I. The Genetic Code and Transcription 22. Gene Expression: II. Protein Synthesis and Sorting 23. The Regulation of Gene Expression 24. Cancer [exact title TBD] Glossary Appendix Microscopy

Wayne M. Becker teaches cell biology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. His interest in textbook writing grew out of notes, outlines, and problem sets that he assembled for his students, culminating in Energy and the Living Cell, a paperback text on bioenergetics published in 1977, and The World of the Cell, the first edition of which appeared in 1986. He earned all his degrees at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. All three degrees are in biochemistry, an orientation that is readily discernible in his textbooks. His research interests have been in plant molecular biology, focused specifically on the regulation of the expression of genes that encode enzymes of the photorespiratory pathway. His interests in teaching, learning, and research have taken him on sabbatical leaves at Harvard University, Edinburgh University, the University of Indonesia, the University of Puerto Rico, Canterbury University in Christchurch, New Zealand, and the Chinese University of Hong Kong. His honors include a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Chancellor's Award for Distinguished Teaching, and a Visiting Scholar Award from the Royal Society of London. Lewis J. Kleinsmith is a Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental biology at the University of Michigan, where he has served on the faculty since receiving his Ph.D. from Rockefeller University in 1968. His teaching experiences have involved courses in introductory biology, cell biology, and cancer biology, and his research interests have included studies of growth control in cancer cells, the role of protein phosphorylation in eukaryotic gene regulation, and the control of gene expression during development. Among his numerous publications, he is the author of Principles of Cell and Molecular Biology, first published in 1988, and several award-winning educational software programs. His honors include a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Henry Russell Award, a Michigan Distinguished Service Award, citations for outstanding teaching from