The cell cycle : principles of control

Author(s)

• Morgan, David Owen

Bibliographic Information

The cell cycle : principles of control

David O. Morgan

（Primers in biology）

New Science Press , Oxford University Press , Distributed inside North America by Sinauer Associates, c2007

• : New Science Press
• : Oxford University Press
• : Sinauer Associates

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-285) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Cell division is a central biological process: it yields the cells required for development and growth, and supplies the replacement cells to repair and maintain old or damaged tissue. But how does this cell division occur? How is it regulated? And what are the consequences when regulation fails? The Cell Cycle: Principles of Control provides an engaging insight into the process of cell division, bringing to the student a much-needed synthesis of a subject entering a period of unprecedented growth as an understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying cell division are revealed. The book gives the student a complete overview of the process of cell division - from chromosome division, through mitosis, cytokinesis, and meiosis - before exploring how cell proliferation is controlled, and how the cell cycle responds to DNA damage. Finally, the book examines the intrinsic relationship between the cell cycle and cancer, and how a detailed understanding of the cell cycle may lead to new specific therapies to treat the disease.The Cell Cycle combines articulate prose with striking full colour illustrations, while the unique Primers in Biology modular structure integrates text, illustrations, definitions, and literature references for each topic into one double-page spread, bringing to the student's fingertips all the tools that they need to master that topic. An understanding of the cell cycle is a central tool in gaining insights into many biological systems and processes. The Cell Cycle: Principles of Control is the ideal resource for any student wishing to develop a sound grasp of this vitally important subject. Online Resource Centre The Online Resource Centre features: For lecturers Figures from the book available to download, to facilitate lecture preparation Lecturers in the US and Canada: The Cell Cycle is distributed in the US and Canada by Sinauer Associates. Ordering details can be found at: www.sinauer.com/detail.php?id=5086

Table of Contents

• 1. The Cell Cycle
• 2. Model Organisms in Cell-Cycle Analysis
• 3. The Cell-Cycle Control System
• 4. Chromosome Duplication
• 5. Early Mitosis: Preparing for Chromosome Segregation
• 6. Assembly of the Mitotic Spindle
• 7. The Completion of Mitosis
• 8. Cytokinesis
• 9. Meiosis
• 10. Control of Cell Proliferation and Growth
• 11. Cell-Cycle Respomses to DNA Damage
• 12. The Cell Cycle in Cancer

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Details

• NCID: BA79605472
• ISBN:
  • 9780953918126
  • 9780199206100
  • 9780878935086
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London,Corby,Sunderland, Mass.
• Pages/Volumes: xxvii, 297 p.
• Size: 28 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : QH605
  • DC22 : 571.844
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Cell division
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA64726633