Synopses & Reviews
Cellular Signal Processing is intended for use in signal transduction courses for undergraduate and graduate students. It offers a unifying view of cell signaling that is based on the concept of protein interactions acting as sophisticated data processing networks that govern intracellular and extracellular communication. The content is guided by three major principles that are central to signal transduction: the protein network, its energy supply, and its evolution. It includes coverage of all important aspects of cell signaling, ranging from prokaryotic signal transduction to neuronal signaling. It also highlights the clinical aspects of cell signaling in health and disease.
Synopsis
Cellular Signal Processing presents the essential concepts underlying cell signaling. It is based on a unifying principle that traces cell signaling to biochemical switching reactions that link protein-protein interactions with energy production. Designed for use by undergraduate and graduate students in cell biology, biochemistry, and pharmacology courses, as well as medical students, it examines the cell as a data processing unit in which the proteins form an extremely complex and ever-changing network of interactions. The book emphasizes the evolutionary aspects of cell signaling and illuminates the analogies in communication among cellular, neuronal, and data-processing mechanisms. Features include a unique chapter on prokaryotic signal processing, discussion of the clinical aspects of cell signaling in health and disease, and an illustration program that highlights the major concepts.
Synopsis
Designed for use by undergraduate and graduate students in cell biology, biochemistry, and pharmacology courses, as well as medical students, this text examines the cell as a data processing unit in which the proteins form an extremely complex and ever-changing network of interactions.