Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : LS4407 : Cell Biology { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Sujit Kumar Bhutia
Syllabus
| Module 1 : |
Cell and Cell Theory, Nucleus Structure and Organization, Endomembrane system - Protein Sorting and Transport, Mechanism of vesicular transport. Cyto-skeletal elements and Cell movement, Cell walls, Extra-cellular matrix, Cell-matrix interaction, Cell-cell communication, Cell adhesion and Junctions, Cell cycle and Division - CDKs and Cyclins, Mitosis, Meiosis and Cytokinesis, Regulation of oocyte meiosis, Programmed cell deaths, Cell Signaling - Direct and Indirect signaling, Signaling molecules and their receptors, Second messengers, Regulation of signaling pathways, Signaling Crosstalk and Feedback, Signal termination. |
Course Objective
| 1 . |
To understand the basic components of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, especially biomolecules, biological membranes, and organelles |
| 2 . |
To learn protein sorting and transport in different organelles and the regulation |
| 3 . |
To study cell maintenance and cell death and its physiological significance. |
| 4 . |
To know the cellular mechanism underlying cell cycle, cell division and signaling. |
Course Outcome
| 1 . |
Students should be able to differentiate various cellular structures, functions of cellular organelles, acquire knowledge about cell cycle and cellular trafficking. |
Essential Reading
| 1 . |
Geoffrey M. Cooper and Robert E. Hausman, The Cell: A Molecular Approach,, The Cell: A Molecular Approach, Geoffrey M. Cooper and Robert E. Sinauer Associates, 7th Edition, 2015, , ISBN-10: 1605355402 |
| 2 . |
Bruce Alberts, Molecular Biology of the Cell, Garland Science, 6 edition, 2014, , ISBN-10: 0815344643 |
Supplementary Reading
| 1 . |
Harvey Lodish, Molecular Cell Biology, W. H. Freeman, 8th Edition, 2016 , ISBN-10: 1464187444 |
| 2 . |
Robert A. Weinberg, The Biology of Cancer, Garland Science publication, 2nd Edition, 2014 , ISBN-10: 0815345283 |