Course: Molecular Cell Biology of Plants

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Course title Molecular Cell Biology of Plants
Course code KBB/MBBR
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Šamaj Jozef, prof. RNDr. DrSc.
Course content
1. Introduction to plant cell biology, endosymbiotic theory, overview of methods 2. Plant cell wall, biogenesis, structure and function 3. Plasma membrane 4. Vesicular transport I - exocytosis and vesicular secretion 5. Vesicular transport II - endocytosis 6. Plant cytoskeleton, microtubules and actin 7. Signaling, perception and transfer of signals in plant cells 8. Ontogenesis and differentiation of plant cell 9. Nucelus and nucleolus, structure and function 10. Plastids 11. Mitochondria, peroxisomes, glyoxisomes, liposomes 12. Cell-cell interactions, plasmodesmata, polarity and interactions of plant cells with microbes

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
  • Preparation for the Exam - 40 hours per semester
Learning outcomes

Student will be able after attending the lecture - to define the basic terms and molecular mechnisms of plant molecular cell biology - to describe the main methodological approaches used in plant molecular cell biology
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

over 60% from written test from course content
Recommended literature
  • Alberts, B. Molecular Biology of Cell, 6th edition, Garland Publishing (2015)..
  • B.Alberts, D.Bray, A. Johnson, J. Lewis, M. Raff, K. Roberts, P. Walter. (2005). Zálady buněčné biologie.
  • Bobák M, Šamaj J. (2002). Cytológia. Vydavateľstvo UK Bratislava, 3 vydanie, 280 stran.
  • Gunning BES. (2009). Plant cell biology on DVD.
  • Lodish, H.F. (2016). Molecular Cell Biology. New York.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Molecular and Cell Biology (2021) Category: Biology courses 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Biophysics (2022) Category: Physics courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter