Course: Basics of cellular and molecular biology

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Course title Basics of cellular and molecular biology
Course code KAZ/ZBMN
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
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)
  • Hrubá Martina, RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. History of cell biology. Cell theory (J.E. Purkyně). 2. Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Subcellular organisms. 3. Cell organelles of eukaryotic cells (structure and function). 4. Membrane system of the cell. Transport of molecules across membranes. 5. Skeletal principle of the cell (microtubules, microfilaments, intermediate filaments, nuclear skeleton). Mechanisms of movement at the cellular and subcellular level. 6. Energy relations in the cell. Mitochondria. Respiratory chain (oxidative phosphorylation). 7. Cell nucleus and chromatin (structure and function). 8. Cell reproduction. Cell cycle and its regulation. Mitosis. Meiosis. 9. Extracellular matrix. Cell signalling. 10. Cellular response to stress. Cell death (necrosis and apoptosis). 11. History of molecular genetics. Chromosome theory of heredity (T. Morgan, T. O. Avery). The discovery of the structure of DNA, the central dogma of molecular genetics (J. Watson, F. Crick, R. Franklin). 12. DNA structure and the genetic code. Genetic information: gene definition, gene structure. Structure and types of RNA. Proteins. 13. Mechanism of DNA replication. 14. Expression of genetic information, transcription, translation, transcription factors. 15. Regulation of gene expression. mRNA. Epigenetics.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
  • Contact hours - 45 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 30 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
specific knowledge prerequisites are not required
Skills
specific skill prerequisites are not required
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
describes cell organelles at the cellular and subcellular level, explain their importance in connection with the function of the cell
defines the molecular principles of cell division
explains the principles of cellular functions such as movement, reception of substances and signals, response to stress, cell death, etc.
Skills
masters the basic terminology of cellular and molecular biology
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Skills
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Competences
Lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
assessment methods
Knowledge
Test
Oral exam
Skills
Oral exam
Competences
Oral exam
Recommended literature
  • ALBERTS, Bruce a kol. Základy buněčné biologie: Úvod do molekulární biologie buňky. 2. vydání. Ústí nad Labem: Espero, 2006. ISBN 80-902906-2-0.
  • Gerald KARP, Janet IWASA & Wallace MARSHALL. Karp's Cell and Molecular Biology. 9th Edition. Hoboken: Wiley, 2020. ISBN 978-1-119-68820-4.
  • OTOVÁ, Berta, Romana MIHALOVÁ A Klára BOBKOVÁ. Základy biologie a genetiky člověka. Vydání druhé.. Praha: Karolinum, 2020. ISBN 978-80-246-4565-0.
  • SLABÝ, Ondřej. Lékařská biologie I: buněčná a molekulární biologie. 1. vydání.. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2022. ISBN 978-80-280-0060-8.
  • SNUSTAD, D. Peter a Michael J. SIMMONS. Genetika. Druhé, aktualizované vydání. RELICHOVÁ, Jiřina (ed.). Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2017. ISBN 978-80-210-8613-5.
  • VYSKOT, Boris. EpiGenetika. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého. 2010.


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