xxviii, 852 p. ; illustrations )chiefly color( ; 29 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
Alasdair C. Steven, Wolfgang Baumeister, Louise N. Johnson, Richard N. Perham
The machines and assemblies of life -- Chromatin -- DNA replication -- DNA repair and recombination -- Transcription -- Protein synthesis and folding -- Intracellular proteolysis : protein quality control and regulatory turnover -- Assembly of viruses -- Multienzyme complexes : catalytic nanomachines -- Transport -- Connectivity and communication -- Signaling -- The cell cycle and programmed cell death -- Motility -- Bioenergetics -- Membrane channels and transporters -- Complexes of the immune system