Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : LS2415 : Cellular Architecture and Mechanics { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Prof. Sujit Kumar Bhutia
Syllabus
Cell and Cell theory, Ultrastructure of the prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell, Cellular organelles, Plasma membrane, Chromosome and Chromosomal organisation, Central Dogma, Gene Regulation, Cell cycle, Cell division, Programmed Cell Death, Cellular Communication and Signalling.
Course Objectives
- To understand basic structure of cell and cellular organelles.
- Learning biophysical and biochemical process in cell.
- To know central dogma and molecular basic of life.
- To study cell cell division and cell death and physiological significance.
Course Outcomes
Students will be learn cellular organelles and explain their functions, the differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells in detail, the central dogma of cell and cellular communication processes.
Essential Reading
- Geoffrey M. Cooper and Robert E. Hausman ,, The Cell: A Molecular Approach,, Sinauer Associates, 7th Edition, 2015 , ISBN-10: 1605355402
- P K Gupta, Cell and Molecular Biology, Rastogi Publications, 4th edition 2015, , ISBN-10: 9350780720
Supplementary Reading
- Bruce Alberts, Molecular Biology of the Cell, Garland Science, 6 edition, 2014 , ISBN-10: 0815344643
- Harvey Lodish, Molecular Cell Biology, W. H. Freeman, 8th Edition, 2016 , ISBN-10: 1464187444