Principles of Cell Biology

Catalog description

Cell and developmental biology of multicellular eukaryotic organisms. Structure and function of major cellular compartments; mechanisms of cellular communication and dynamics; embryonic development. Special topics: subcellular organization and function; membrane biogenesis; signal transduction; mitogenesis; apoptosis; autophagy; tumor suppressors and cell cycle regulation; cytokinesis; cytoskeletal dynamics; cellular shape and motility; stem cell biology; organogenesis; morphogenesis and patterning.