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Landmark Experiments in Protein Science explores the manner in which the inner-workings of cells were elucidated, with a special emphasis on the role of proteins.
List of contents
Chapter 1: Prelude to Biology: A History of Chemistry
Chapter 2: The Cell and Heredity
Chapter 3: Discovery of Proteins and Enzymes
Chapter 4: Protein and DNA Subunits
Chapter 5: The Energy of Cells: Glycolysis and the Krebs Cycle
Chapter 6: Protein and DNA Structure
Chapter 7: Protein Synthesis Part I: Localization of Protein Translation
Chapter 8: Protein Synthesis Part II: The Mechanism of Protein Translation
Chapter 9: The Energy of Cells: Oxidative Phosphorylation
Chapter 10: The Energy of Cells: The Mechanism of ATP Synthesis
Chapter 11: Techniques
Chapter 12: Cell Signaling Part I: The role of Phosphorylation
Chapter 13: Cell Signaling Part II: G-protein-coupled Receptors
Chapter 14: The Secretory Pathway
Chapter 15: The Mechanism of Cell Death
Chapter 16: The Biology of Cancer
Index
About the author
Pascal Leclair earned a B.Sc. in Biology and a M.Sc. in Cell and Developmental Biology from the University of British Columbia, where he is currently a research technician. One of his projects involves elucidating the mechanism of action of caspase-independent cell death following ligation of the cell-surface molecule, CD47; he is also part of the BRAvE initiative at BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute in Vancouver, which is developing a precision medicine approach to inform better treatment for children who relapse from cancer. He is an avid reader and loves music; Pascal lives in near Vancouver, BC, with his wife and twin boys.
Summary
Landmark Experiments in Protein Science explores the manner in which the inner-workings of cells were elucidated, with a special emphasis on the role of proteins.
