Course: Bioimaging of Plant Cells

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Course title Bioimaging of Plant Cells
Course code KBI/BRB
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Ovečka Miroslav, prof. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Practical application of advanced methods of light microscopy, DIC in the study of live unstained objects, videomicroscopy and recording of dynamic processes using different types of cameras. Fluorescence microscopy, documentation and software quality adjustment of noisy images using deconvolution. Confocal laser scanning microscopy and its practical application in the study of plant cells. Advanced methods of studying fluorescently labeled epitopes in living plant cells, co-localization, spectral analysis, FRAP, FLIP, FRET, physiological measurements. Scanning of dynamic cellular processes in real time using confocal microscopy with a spinning disk, practical analysis and evaluation of dynamic processes taking place in living plant cells. 1. Light microscopy, scanning of fast processes in living plant cells by methods of contrast modulation and videomicroscopy. 2. Fluorescence microscopy, deconvolution and its application in the scanning of fluorescently labelled objects. 3. Confocal laser scanning microscopy, multichannel scanning, time-lapse imaging and 3D reconstruction. 4. Confocal laser scanning microscopy, determination of mobility and stability of fluorescently labelled epitopes by methods of co-localization, FRAP and FLIP. 5. Confocal laser scanning microscopy, study of epitope interactions using FRET. 6. Confocal laser scanning microscopy, spectral characterization of fluorochromes, separation of emission spectra. 7. Confocal laser scanning microscopy, physiological studies by determining the intracellular concentration and distribution of molecules. 8. Confocal microscopy with a spinning disc, principle of the method, sample preparation for live cell imaging and scanning of fast cellular processes. 9. Confocal microscopy with the spinning disc, scanning of the structure of fluorescently labelled cytoskeleton in plant cells. 10. Confocal microscopy with the spinning disc, scanning of the dynamic motion of fluorescently labelled organelles in plant cells. 11. Confocal microscopy with a spinning disk, data evaluation of the structure and mobility of cytoskeletal and membrane cell structures. 12. Confocal microscopy with a spinning disc, multi-channel microscopy of fast processes in living plant cells.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Demonstration, Laboratory Work
Learning outcomes
Obtaining extensive practical experience in the application of modern methods of light, fluorescence and laser microscopy of plant cells
Acquainted with the principles of modern non-invasive microscopy techniques and their practical applications in plant cells
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Seminar Work

Participation and preparation of the protocols of experimental tasks
Recommended literature
  • Conn PM . (2010). Techniques in confocal microscopy. Elsevier Academic Press.
  • Cox G. (2012). Optical imaging techniques in cell biology. CRC Press, Boca Raton .
  • Goldman, R. D., Swedlow, J. R., & Spector, D. L. (2010). Live cell imaging : a laboratory manual . Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
  • Price RL, Jerome WG. (2010). Basic confocal microscopy. Springer, Heidelberg.


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): Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (2019) Category: Chemistry courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter