Core concepts in cell biology / curated by Rebecca Alvania, scientific editor, Cell Press ; original articles edited by the following Cell Press scientific editors Rebecca Alvania [and 10 others]. - London : Elsevier/AP Cell Press, 2014 - xvi, 468 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm - Cell Press reviews .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1. The Cell Biology of Genomes: Bringing the Double Helix to Life -- Chapter 2. Condensin, Chromatin Crossbarring and Chromosome Condensation -- Chapter 3. Nuclear Positioning -- Chapter 4. Evolution and Function of the Mitotic Checkpoint -- Chapter 5. Cell Division Orientation in Animals -- Chapter 6. Cell Polarity: Mechanochemical Patterning -- Chapter 7. Encoding and Decoding Cellular Information through Signaling Dynamics -- Chapter 8. Directed Cytoskeleton Self-Organization -- Chapter 9. Mitochondria in Apoptosis: Bcl-2 Family Members and Mitochondrial Dynamics -- Chapter 10. Golgi Membrane Dynamics and Lipid Metabolism -- Chapter 11. Weaving the Web of ER Tubules -- Chapter 12. The ESCRT Pathway -- Chapter 13. Mechanisms of Autophagosome Biogenesis -- Chapter 14. Organelle Growth Control through Limiting Pools of Cytoplasmic Components -- Chapter 15. Curvature, Lipid Packing, and Electrostatics of Membrane Organelles: Defining Cellular Territories in Determining Specificity -- Chapter 16. Clathrin-Mediated Endocytosis in Budding Yeast -- Chapter 17. Life at the Leading Edge -- Chapter 18. Use the Force: Membrane Tension as an Organizer of Cell Shape and Motility -- Chapter 19. Thinking Outside the Cell: How Cadherins Drive Adhesion -- Chapter 20. Actin Cortex Mechanics and Cellular Morphogenesis.

Written by leading cell biologists and curated by Cell Press editors, reviews in the Cell Press Reviews: Core Concepts in Cell Biology publication informs, inspires, and connects cell biologists at all stages in their careers with timely, comprehensive insight into the most recent exciting developments across cell biology and hot topics within core areas of the field including:

Signaling mechanisms and membrane biology
Cytoskeletal self-organization and cell polarity;
Organelle dynamics and biogenesis;
Morphogenesis and cell motility; and
Chromatin and genome organization in nuclear function.

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Cytology
Cytological techniques
Cytology--trends.

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