Evolutionary Cell Biology: The Origins of Cellular Architecture

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Michael R. Lynch (Professor and Director of The Biodesign Institute, Professor and Director of The Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, USA)

Evolutionary Cell Biology

The Origins of Cellular Architecture

Michael R. Lynch (Professor and Director of The Biodesign Institute, Professor and Director of The Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, USA)

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Oxford University Press
22 February 2024

Evolution; Molecular biology; Cellular biology (cytology)

The fields of molecular evolution, genome evolution, and evolutionary genetics are now well-established. Remarkably, however, although all evolutionary modifications begin at the cellular level, and despite the advances made in cell biology and microbiology over the past few decades, there is as yet no recognised discipline of evolutionary cell biology. The goal of this book is to help establish the foundations for this emerging field. Its principal aims are twofold: firstly, to promote an understanding among evolutionary biologists as to why the cellular details matter if we are to understand the mechanisms of evolution; secondly, to make clear to non-evolutionary biologists - cell biologists in particular - that evolution is not just a matter of natural selection and optimization, but a process whose reach depends on other population genetic features such as mutation, recombination, and random genetic drift. Although there are many excellent books on cell biology, microbiology, and biophysics, almost no attention is given to evolution. Likewise, although there are numerous evolutionary biology books on the market, none of them gives more than passing attention to details at the cellular level. Thus Evolutionary Cell Biology is genuinely novel, offering a broader understanding of evolutionary processes and an appreciation for the many interesting problems that remain to be solved at the cellular and subcellular levels.

This advanced textbook is aimed at both cell biologists and evolutionary biologists. It will be accessible to upper-level undergraduates in biology, and certainly to graduate students in all areas of the life sciences. Professionals from a wide range of fields - cell biology, microbiology, evolution, biophysics, biochemistry, and mathematics - will be exposed to entirely new ideas not traditionally covered in their primary fields of expertise.

By: Michael R. Lynch (Professor and Director of The Biodesign Institute Professor and Director of The Biodesign Institute Arizona State University Tempe USA)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 198mm, Spine: 37mm
Weight: 2g
ISBN: 9780192847287
ISBN 10: 0192847287
Pages: 704
Publication Date: 22 February 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface Part I: Introduction 1: Evolutionary Cell Biology 2: The Origin of Cells 3: The Major Lines of Descent Part II: The Genetic Mechanisms of Evolution 4: The Population-genetic Environment 5: Evolution as a Population-genetic Process 6: Evolution of Cellular Complexity Part III: Basic Cellular Features 7: The Cellular Environment 8: Evolutionary Scaling Laws in Cell Biology 9: Cell Growth and Division 10: The Cell Life Cycle 11: Cellular Senescence Part IV: Structural Evolution 12: The Protein World 13: Multimerization 14: Protein Management 15: Lipids and Membranes 16: Cytoskeleton, Cell Shape, and Motility Part V: Energetics and Metabolism 17: The Costs of Cellular Features 18: Resource Acquisition and Homeostasis 19: Enzymes and Metabolic Pathways Part VI: Information Processing 20: Intracellular Errors 21: Intracellular Communication: Transcription 22: Environmental Sensing and Extracellular Communication Part VII: Organismal Complexity 23: Endosymbiosis 24: Origins of Organismal Complexity

Mike Lynch is Professor and Director of The Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, USA. He was made a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1998), a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2002), and a Member of the US National Academy of Sciences (2009).