• 1. Introduction to cell cycle controls ; 2. A brief history of the cell cycle ; 3. START and the G1-S phase transition in budding yeast ; 4. Controlling entry into mitosis in fission yeast ; 5. The cdc2 kinase: structure, activation and its role at mitosis in vertebrate cells ; 6. Cyclin-dependent kinases: an embarrassment of riches ; 7. S Phase and its regulation ; 8. Cell cycle progression and cell growth in mammalian cells: kinetic aspects of trasition events ; 9. Cancer and the cell cycle ; 10. Regulation of the cell cycle during Drosophila development

the layout of the book is excellent ... The order of presentation is logical and well conceived with the happy result that there is previous little redundancy in the information provided. The contributions are detailed and well referenced. Illustrations are by and large, clear and unfussy. For these reasons it will be a valuable reference source in many labs and a good general introductory text to those entering the field of cell cycle research.