Signal Transduction (Paperback, New ed)

Signal Transduction now in paperback, is a text reference on cellular signalling processes. Starting with the basics, it explains how cells respond to external cues (hormones, cytokines, neurotransmitters, adhesion molecules, extracellular matrix, etc), and shows how these inputs are integrated and co-ordinated. The first half of the book provides the conceptual framework, explaining the formation and action of second messengers, particulary cyclic nucleotides and calcium, and the mediation of signal pathways by GTP-binding proteins. The remaining chapters deal with the formation of complex signalling cascades employed by cytokines and adhesion molecules, starting at the membrane and ending in the nucleus, there to regulate gene transcription. In this context, growth is an important potential outcome and this has relevance to the cellular transformations that underlie cancer. The book ends with a description at the molecular level of how signalling proteins interact with their environment and with each other through their structural domains. Each main topic is introduced with a historical essay, detailing the sources key observations and experiments that set the scence for recent and current work.
* Coherent, precise text providing insight in depth to a subject that is central to cell biology and fundamental to many areas of biomedicine
* Conceptual colour artwork assists with the comprehension of key topics
* Extensive referencing provides an invaluable link to the core and historical literature
* Margin notes highlighting milestones in the evolution of our understanding of signalling mechanisms

General

Imprint:	Academic Press Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2003
First published:	2002
Authors:	Bastien D. Gomperts • Ijsbrand M. Kramer • Peter E.R. Tatham
Dimensions:	246 x 189 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	440
Edition:	New ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-12-289632-3
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Cellular biology > General Books > Academic & Education > Professional & Technical > Biochemistry
LSN:	0-12-289632-7
Barcode:	9780122896323

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