BIOcoretheorySem 3
CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
BIO 2123
Syllabus
- 01Introduction to cells: Cell organelles, Membrane structure, Visualizing cells by fluorescence microscopy
- 02Cytoskeleton: Structure of cytoskeletal filaments, Assembly of tubulin and actin subunits to create polar filaments
- 03Regulation of cytoskeletal filaments
- 04Molecular motors
- 05Cell behavior in relation to cytoskeleton
- 06Central Dogma
- 07Control of gene expression: DNA-binding motifs of gene regulatory proteins
- 08Molecular genetic mechanisms that create specialized cell types
- 09Mechanisms and principles of cell communication
- 10Cell cycle and its regulation: Brief introduction to cell cycle
- 11Cell cycle control system
- 12Apoptosis
- 13Cancer
- 14Specialized tissues, stem cells and tissue renewal: Epidermis and its renewal by stem cells
- 15Blood vessels, lymphatics and endothelial cells
- 16Renewal by multipotent stem cells
- 17Blood cell formation
- 18Genesis, modulation, and regeneration of skeletal muscle
References
- Bruce Alberts, Alexander Johnson, Julian Lewis, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts, Peter Walter (Eds). Molecular Biology of the cell. (5e), Garland Science, 2008
- Harvey Lodish, Arnold Ber, Chris A. Kaiser, Monty Krieger, Anthony Bretscher, Hidde Ploegh, Angelika Amon, Kelsey C. Martin. Molecular cell biology. (8e), Scientific American Books, W. H. Freeman, New York, 2016
Credits Structure
3Lecture
0Tutorial
0Practical
3Total