PART I: INTRODUCTION
1. An Overview of Cells and Cell Research
2. The Composition of Cells
3. Cell Metabolism
4. Fundamentals of Molecular Biology
PART II: THE FLOW OF GENETIC INFORMATION
5. The Organization and Sequences of Cellular Genomes
6. Replication, Maintenance and Rearrangements of Genomic DNA
7. RNA Synthesis and Processing
8. Protein Synthesis, Processing, and Regulation
PART III: CELL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
9. The Nucleus
10. Protein Sorting and Transport: The Endoplasmic Reticulum, Golgi Apparatus, and Lysosomes
11. Bioenergetics and Metabolism: Mitochondria, Chloroplasts, and Peroxisomes
12. The Cytoskeleton and Cell Movement
13. The Plasma Membrane
14. Cell Walls, the Extracellular Matrix, and Cell Interactions
PART IV: CELL REGULATION
15. Cell Signaling
16. The Cell Cycle
17. Cell Death and Cell Renewal
18. Cancer