High-Yield⢠Cell and Molecular Biology

The Cell Membrane:: Eicosanoids and Receptors/Signal Transduction
I. The Lipid Component of the Cell Membrane
II. The Protein Component of the Cell Membrane
III. Membrane Transport Proteins
IV. G-Protein-Linked Receptors
V. Types of G-Protein-Linked Receptors
VI. Enzyme-Linked Receptors
VII. Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL) Receptor
VIII. Summary Table

Cytoplasm and Organelles
I. Cytoplasm
II. Ribosomes
III. Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum
IV. Golgi Complex
V. Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum (sER)
VI. Mitochondria
VII. Lysosomes
VIII. Peroxisomes
IX. Cytoskeleton
X. Cell Inclusions
XI. Selected Photomicrographs

Nucleus
I. Nuclear Envelope
II. Apoptosis
III. Nucleolus
IV. Assembly of the Ribosome

Protein Synthesis
I. General Features
II. Transcription
III. Processing the RNA Transcript into MRNA
IV. Translation
V. Clinical Considerations

Chromosomal DNA
I. The Biochemistry of Nucleic Acids
II. Levels of DNA Packaging
III. Centromere
IV. Heterochromatin and Euchromatin
V. Studying Human Chromosomes
VI. Staining of Chromosomes
VII. Chromosome Morphology

Numerical Chromosomal Anomalies
I. Polyploidy
II. Mixoploidy
III. Aneuploidy
IV. Selected Photographs

Structural Chromosomal Abnormalities
I. Deletions
II. Microdeletions
III. Translocations
IV. Unstable Expanding Repeat Mutations (Dynamic Mutations)
V. Isochromosomes
VI. Inversions
VII. Breakage
VIII. Selected Photographs

Chromosome Replication and DNA Synthesis
I. General Features
II. The Replication Process
III. The Telomere
IV. Types of DNA Damage and DNA Repair
V. Summary of DNA Replication Machinery

Meiosis and Genetic Recombination
I. Meiosis
II. Oogenesis:: Female Gametogenesis
III. Spermatogenesis:: Male Gametogenesis
IV. Genetic Recombination

The Human Nuclear Genome
I. General Features
II. Protein-Coding Genes
III. RNA-Coding Genes
IV. Epigenetic Control
V. Non-Coding DNA

The Human Mitochondrial Genome
I. General Features
II. Protein-Coding Genes
III. RNA-Coding Genes
IV. Other Mitochondrial Proteins
V. Mitochondrial Diseases

Control of Gene Expression
I. General Features
II. Mechanism of Gene Expression
III. The Structure of Transcription Factors, Gene Regulatory Proteins, and Other Trans-Acting Factors
IV. Clinical Considerations
V. Other Mechanisms of Gene Expression
VI. The lac Operon
VII. The trp Operon

Mutations of the DNA Sequence
I. General Features
II. Silent (Synonymous) Mutations
III. Non-Silent (Nonsynonymous) Mutations
IV. Loss of Function and Gain of Function Mutations
V. Other Types of Polymorphisms

Proto-Oncogenes, Oncogenes, and Tumor-Suppressor Genes
I. Definitions
II. Designations
III. Proto-Oncogenes and Oncogenes
IV. Tumor Suppressor Genes
V. Molecular Pathology of Colorectal Cancer

The Cell Cycle
I. Phases of the Cell Cycle
II. Control of the Cell Cycle
III. Stages of the M (Mitosis) Phase

Molecular Biology of Cancer
I. The Causes of Cancer
II. The Six Superpowers of a Cancer Cell

Homeotic Genes and Anterior/Posterior Body Pattern Formation
I. Introduction
II. Human Homeotic Genes

The Human Mitochondrial Genome