The Modular Nature of Regulatory DNA Allows Genes to Have Multiple Independently Controlled Functions Anchoring Junctions Formed by Integrins Bind Cells to the Extracellular Matrix: Focal Adhesions and Hemidesmosomes Homeotic Selector Genes Are Essential for the Memory of Positional Information in Imaginal Disc Cells The Mammalian DNA Sequences That Specify the Initiation of Replication Have Been Difficult to Identify

Comparisons Between the DNAs of Related Organisms Distinguish Conserved and Nonconserved Regions of DNA SequenceEgg-Polarity, Gap, and Pair-Rule Genes Create a Transient Pattern That Is Remembered by Other Genes The first three chapters of Part I cover elementary principles and basic biochemistry. They can serve either as an introduction for those who have not studied biochemistry or as a refresher course for those who have. As the amount of information in biology expands dramatically, it becomes increasingly important for textbooks to distill the vast amount of scientific knowledge into concise principles and enduring concepts.As with previous editions, Molecular Biology of the Cell, Sixth Edition accomplishes this goal with clear writing and beautiful illustrations. The Sixth Edition has been extensively revised and updated with the latest research in the field of cell biology, and it provides an exceptional framework for teaching and learning. Localized Expression of Specific Classes of Gene Regulatory Proteins Foreshadows Cell Differentiation

More Than 1000 Proteins Can Be Resolved on a Single Gel by Two-dimensional Polyacrylamide-Gel Electrophoresis

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By Providing an Inexhaustible Source of Reducing Power, Photosynthetic Bacteria Overcame a Major Evolutionary Obstacle Epithelial Cells Have Two Distinct Early Endosomal Compartments But a Common Late Endosomal Compartment The Topological Relationships of Membrane-enclosed Organelles Can Be Interpreted in Terms of Their Evolutionary Origins

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Part III presents the principles of the main experimental methods for investigating and analysing cells; here, a new section entitled “Mathematical Analysis of Cell Functions” in Chapter 8 provides an extra dimension in our understanding of cell regulation and function.

The endocytic and biosynthetic-secretory pathways. In this “road map” of biosynthetic protein traffic, which was introduced in Chapter 12, the endocytic and biosynthetic- secretory pathways are illustrated with green and red arrows, respectively. (more...) Homeotic Selector Genes Code for DNA-Binding Proteins That Interact with Other Gene Regulatory Proteins It Is Not Yet Possible to Accurately Predict the DNA Sequences Recognized by All Gene Regulatory Proteins A Strand-directed Mismatch Repair System Removes Replication Errors That Escape from the Replication MachineThe Membrane Potential in Animal Cells Depends Mainly on K + Leak Channels and the K + Gradient Across the Plasma Membrane The Positioning of Nucleosomes on DNA Is Determined by Both DNA Flexibility and Other DNA-bound Proteins Some Key Regulatory Genes Define a Cell Type; Others Can Activate the Program for Creation of an Entire Organ Dissociated Vertebrate Cells Can Reassemble into Organized Tissues Through Selective Cell-Cell Adhesion There Are Multiple Homologs of the RecA Protein in Eucaryotes, Each Specialized for a Specific Function