Course: Molecular Plant Cell Biology

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Course title Molecular Plant Cell Biology
Course code KBI/MBBRA
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
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
This lecture is devoted to molecular and functional organization of plant cell including functional compartmentalization. It deals also with ontogenesis, differentiation and integration of plant cells into plant tissues and organs. The course summarizes knowledge of plant molecular cell biology, genetics, structural molecular biology, biochemistry and physiology.
Student is able to explain molecular mechanisms, main terms and describe main approaches in plant molecular cell biology
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

Written exam
Recommended literature
  • Alberts, B., Bray, D., Johnson, A., Lewis, J., Raff, M., Roberts, K., Walter, P. (2000). Základy buněčné biologie. Espero Publishing.
  • Alberts B, Johnson A, Lewis J, Raff M, Roberts K, Walter P. (2007). Molecular biology of the cell. 5th edition. Tailor & Francis.
  • ALBERTS, Bruce, Rebecca HEALD, Karen HOPKIN, Alexander JOHNSON, David MORGAN, Keith ROBERTS a Peter WALTER. (2023). Essential Cell Biology. 6th ed.. New York.
  • 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): Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (2026) Category: Chemistry courses 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter