Biology 4410
Cell and Molecular Biology

Spring 2009
Instructor: J. D. Hendrix

Last Updated: Feb 24, 2009

Syllabus

Textbook Assignments

Chapters 1 through 9

Are generally considered review material. Students having difficulty understanding basic concepts of should refer back to these chapters.
Students are explicitly responsible for panels 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 2.6, 3-1, and 3-2

Chapter 10

Know the entire chapter in detail.

Chapter 11

Know the entire chapter in detail except for: "Myelination Increases the Speed and Efficiency of Action Potential Propagation in Nerve Cells" and everything after that. I will cover a simpler version of nerve transmission in class. Note that I may use some of the diagrams from the omitted section; then you are responsible for the omitted diagrams.

Chapter 12

All sections except: "Peroxisomes" pp 721 - 723
Diagrams: 12-1, 12.6, 12-7, 8-9, 8-10, 8-55, 8-57, 12-8, 12-9, 12-10, 12-13, 12-14, 12-15, 12-16, 12-21, 12-23, 12-25, 12-26, 12-27, 12-28, 12-35, 12-37, 12-38, 12-39, 12-40, 12-41, 12-42, 12-43, 12-44, 12-45, 12-46, 12-47, 12-48, 12-49, 12-50, 12-51, 12-52, 12-53, 12-54, 12-56, 12-57, 12-58, 12-59

Chapter 13

All sections except: pp 796 - 798,  pp 806 - 809
Diagrams: 13-3, 13-2, 13-1, 13-25, 13.29, 13.28, 13.30, 13.31, 13.32, 13.35, 13.5, 13.6, 13.7, 13.8, 13.10, 13.11, 13.12, 13-13, 13-14, 13-15, 13-16, 13-17, 13-18, 13-20, 13-23, 13-22, 13-24, 13-36, 13-42, 13-38, 13-41, 13-43, 13-44, 13-45, 13-50, 13-51, 13-53, 13-56, 13-63, 13-64, 13-65, 13-66

Chapter 16

The detail I expect you to know is given in the lectures and powerpoints, so for this section you can concentrate on the notes and diagrams. The diagrams are listed in the powerpoint.

Lecture Outlines

Membrane Structure and Function (Updated Jan 2008)
Protein Trafficking
Mitochondria & Chloroplasts
The Cytoskeleton
Cell Signaling

Activity Readings

Activity 1
Jan 22, 2009

Michel E. van der Rest, et al.
The Plasma Membrane of Saccharomyces cerevisiae: Structure, Function, and Biogenesis
Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews (1995) 59:304:322

Activity 2
Feb 26, 2009

Peter Fekkes and Arnold J. M. Driessen
Protein Targeting to the Bacterial Cytoplasmic Membrane
Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews (1999) 63:161–173

Activity 3
Apr 16, 2009

David A. Guertin, Susanne Trautmann, and Dannel McCollum
Cytokinesis in Eukaryotes
Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews (2002) 66:155–178

Sample Questions

Warning! These questions are posted solely to provide examples of past test questions. There is no guarantee that any of these questions will be on any examination at any time in any future. Students who depend exclusively on sample questions to prepare for exams tend to do more poorly than students who keep up with the notes and reading on a daily basis. Please consult the syllabus for specific details about tests and grading.

Spring 2006 Exam 1
Spring 2006 Exam 2
Spring 2006 Exam 1 Key
Spring 2006 Exam 2 Key
General Sample Questions
Questions on Membrane Structure and Synthesis
Questions on Mitochondria and Chloroplasts
Questions on Cell Signaling

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Utilities

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