
The Cytoskeleton
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press,U.S.
Will be published approx. on 31. December 2016
Book
Hardback
391 pages
978-1-62182-016-1 (ISBN)
Description
The cytoskeleton is the intracellular filament system that controls the morphology of a cell, allows it to move, and provides trafficking routes for intracellular transport. It comprises three major filament systems-actin, microtubules, and intermediate filaments-along with a host of adaptors, regulators, molecular motors, and additional structural proteins. This textbook presents a comprehensive and up-to-date view of the cytoskeleton, cataloguing its many different components and explaining how they are functionally integrated in different cellular processes. It starts by laying out the basic molecular hardware, before describing in detail how these components are assembled in cells and linked to neighboring cells and the extracellular matrix to maintain tissue architecture. It then surveys the roles of the cytoskeleton in processes such as intracellular transport, cell motility, signal transduction, and cell division. The book is thus essential reading for students learning about intracellular structure. It also represents a vital reference for all cell and developmental biologists working in this field.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 282 mm
Width: 221 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
1722 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-62182-016-1 (9781621820161)
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Editor
Yale University
Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University