Course: Practicals from Modern Techniques of Cell Studies

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Course title Practicals from Modern Techniques of Cell Studies
Course code KBB/PCMTS
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Vrzalová Aneta, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The techniques and principles of work with human carcinoma cell lines under sterile conditions. Cultivation of human liver hepatocellular cells HepG2, trypsinization and passaging of cells, determination of a number and a viability, a cell seeding. Transient transfection of cells with a reporter plasmid using a lipofection technique. Design of the pharmacological experiment, preparation of solutions of agonists and antagonists, treatment of transiently transfected HepG2 cells. Cell lysis permeabilization using surfactant, determining the catalytic activity of firefly luciferase using an automatic chemiluminometry. Calculation of IC50 values for the antagonist and agonist EC50.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
Introduction to the practical implementation of modern molecular biological techniques - work with cancer cell lines, reporter gene assay.
After completing the course the student is able to: - apply the assay in routine practice, in academic or research sector - Work under sterile conditions with human cancer cell lines - Work with technique of transient transfection by lipofection - evaluate of luciferase activity and the reporter gene assay
Prerequisites
unspecified
KBB/MTSB

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Didactic Test

100% atendance at practicals, 70% test
Recommended literature


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 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter