Molecular biology: table of contents

Introduction
- Cells and genomes
  - The universal features of cells: Cells
  - The diversity of genomes
  - Genetic information in eukaryotes
- Cell chemistry and biosynthesis
  - The chemical components of a cell
  - Catalysis and the use of energy by cells | Catalysis
  - How cells obtain energy from food
- Proteins | Proteins
  - The shape and structure of proteins
  - Protein function
Basic genetic mechanisms
- DNA and chromosomes | DNA | Chromosomes
  - The structure and function of DNA
  - Chromosomal DNA and its packaging in the chromatin fiber
  - The global structure of chromosomes
- DNA replication, repair, and recombination
  - The maintenance of DNA sequences
  - DNA replication mechanisms
  - The initiation and completion of DNA replication in chromosomes
  - DNA repair
  - General recombination
  - Site-specific recombination
- From DNA to Protein
  - From DNA to RNA
  - From RNA to protein
  - RNA world and the origins of life
- Control of gene expression
  - An overview of gene control
  - DNA-binding motifs in gene regulatory proteins
  - How genetic switches work
  - The molecular genetics mechanisms that create specialized cell types
  - Postranscriptional controls
  - How genomes evolve
Methods
- Manipulating proteins, DNA and RNA
  - isolating cells and growing them in culture
  - Fractionation of cells
  - Isolating, cloning, and sequencing of DNA
  - Analyzing protein structure and function
  - Studying gene expression and function
- Visualizing cells
  - Looking at the structure of cells in the microscope
  - Visualizing molecules in living cells
Internal organization of the cell

Membrane structure
- The lipid bilayer | Lipid bilayer
- Membrane proteins
Membrane transport of small molecules and the electrical properties of membranes
- Principals of membrane transport
- Carrier proteins and active membrane transport
- Ion channels and the electrical properties of membranes
Intracellular compartments and protein sorting
- The compartmentalization of cells

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