Signal transduction : principles, pathways, and processes/ edited by Lewis C. Cantley, Harvard Medical School, Tony Hunter, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Richard Sever, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Jeremy Thorner, University of California at Berkeley.
"Signal transduction pathways are molecular circuits that define how cells communicate with each other and respond to their environment. This new textbook for the first time provides a comprehensive view of the subject by covering both the basic mechanisms involved and the roles of signal transduction in fundamental biological processes. It starts by describing the basic players - signals, receptors, second messengers, and effectors - before comprehensively mapping the various different signaling pathways that operate in cells. It then goes on to provide detailed descriptions of how signal transduction functions in essential processes such as cell growth and division, metabolism, sensory perception, immunity, and reproduction"-- Provided by publisher. "This textbook provides a comprehensive view of signal transduction, covering both the fundamental mechanisms involved and their roles in key biological processes. It first lays out the basic principles of signal transduction, explaining how different receptors receive information and transmit it via signaling proteins, ions, and second messengers. It then surveys the major signaling pathways that operate in cells, before examining in detail how these function in processes such as cell growth and division, cell movement, metabolism, development, reproduction, the nervous system, and immune function"-- Provided by publisher.
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