BSCI 420,421 Tu/Th, 8-9:15 Spring, 2004 |
Eukaryotic Cell Biology
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S. Wolniak |
Alberts et al., Molecular
Biology of the Cell, 4th Edition. Garland Publishing.
New York.
Wolniak et al., 2003.
Eukaryotic Cell Biology - A Laboratory Manual 8th Edition
Course requirements: | Midterm exams | Thursday, March 4 | 20 % of grade |
Thursday, April 8 | 20 % of grade | ||
Final | Wednesday, May 18 | 25 % of grade | |
Laboratory (room 1171 Pl Sci) | 35 % of grade | ||
(lab practical, lab notebook, write-ups |
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Office hours: | By appointment |
Eukaryotic
Cell Biology
Lecture Schedule
Date | Topic | Readings |
Jan 27 | Introduction to Cell Biology
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Ch. 1 |
Jan 29 | Basic Biochemistry | Ch. 2,3,4 |
Feb 3-10 | Techniques to study cells | Ch. 8,9 |
Feb 12 | The Plasma Membrane
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Ch. 10 |
Feb 17 | Membrane Transport Processes
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Ch. 11 |
Feb 19 | Macromolecular Transport
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Ch. 13 |
Feb 24-26 | Internal Membrane Systems
The Endoplasmic Reticulum
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Ch. 12,13 |
Mar 2 | The Golgi Apparatus
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Ch. 13 |
Lysosomes and Vacuoles |
Ch. 13 | |
Peroxisomes, Glyoxysomes and Microbodies
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Ch. 12 | |
Mar 4 | Midterm Examination I | |
Mar 9 | Organelles with double membranes,
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Ch. 14 |
Mar 11 | The Nucleus
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Ch. 4,5,6,12 |
Mar 16-18 | The Nucleolus; Ribosomes
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Ch. 6 |
Mar 23-25 | No Lecture - Spring Break | |
Mar 30 | Mitochondria
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Ch. 14 |
Apr 1-6 | Chloroplasts (and other plastids)
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Ch. 14 |
Inheritance in Mitochondria and Chloroplasts
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Ch. 14 | |
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Ch. 12 | |
Apr 8 | Midterm examination II | |
Apr 13-20 | The Cytoskeleton
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Ch. 16 |
Apr 22-27 | Cell Motility
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Ch. 16 |
Apr 27-29 | Cell Replication, Cell Cycle
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Ch. 17,18 |
May 4-11 | Cell Signalling
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Ch. 15 |
May 18 | FINAL EXAMINATION | 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM |
S. Wolniak et al. Eukaryotic Cell Biology |
Spring, 2004 BSCI 421 Room 1171 Plant Sci |
Dates | Special Events | Lab Exercise | |
Feb | 3-5 | 1. Cell Diversity | |
10-12 | 2. Physiology of Fertilization in Sea Urchins | ||
17-19 | 3. Parameters Affecting Taq Activity in PCR | ||
24-26 | 4. The Plasma Membrane Permeability in Erythrocytes | ||
Mar | 2-4 | 6: MIDTERM I | 5a. Chloroplast Isolation and Fractionation |
9-11 | 5b. Electrophoretic Analysis of Chloroplast Proteins | ||
16-18 | 6a. Spatial Distributions of Organelles | ||
23-25 | Spring Break | ------------------- |
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Mar | 30- Apr 1 | 6b Experimental Manipulation of Organelle Distribution | |
6-8 | 10: MIDTERM II | 7. Organization of the Cytoskeleton | |
13-15 | 8a. Cell Cycle Dynamics I - Growth Factor Receptors | ||
20-22 | 8b. Cell Cycle Dynamics II - Regulation | ||
Apr | 27- 29 | Laboratory Practical Examination | |
Notebooks and reports are due by 5/6 |