BIO 504 - CELL BIOLOGY I
FALL 1999:11-29-99

ONLINE VERSION AT: http://www.albany.edu/biology/index.html

1. CLASS MEETINGS: TUESDAY AND THURSDAYS AT 11:15-12:35; ROOM 248A.

2. FACULTY: Drs. Belostotsky , Izzard, Lnenicka, McCormick and Millis. For additional information Contact: millis@cnsunix.albany.edu

3. TEXT (Molecular Cell Biology, Lodish, et al., 3rd Edition) WILL BE USED TO INTRODUCE EACH TOPIC AND TO PROVIDE A BROAD AND GENERAL BACKGROUND. WHEN APPROPRIATE, ORIGINAL RECENT PRIMARY RESEARCH PAPERS WILL BE PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION.

DATE TOPIC READINGS
SEP 07T 1. Introduction and overview: Cell and tissue culture techniques; cell fractionation; electrophoresis, transformation, and transfection. [McCormick] Chapter 1, 3 (87-96), 5(141-148;161-165) 6(193-205; 208-216); 7(234-256);8(291-300)
SEP 09R 2. Introduction: continued [McCormick]
SEP 14T 3. Integrated Microscopy, I [Izzard]
SEP 16R 4. Integrated Microscopy, II [Izzard]
SEP 21T CLASSES SUSPENDED
SEP 23R 5. Plasma membrane structure/function [Lnenicka]
SEP 28T 6. Membrane transport and ionic basis of excitability.[Lnenicka]
SEP 30R 7. Structure and function of ion channels. [Lnenicka]
OCT 05T 8. Immune system and Immunological Techniques [Millis]
OCT 07R 9.Immunological Techniques, continued [Millis]
OCT 12T 10. Cellular compartments and protein sorting [Belostotsky]
OCT 14R 11. Golgi [Belostotsky]
OCT 19T 12. Endocytosis and exocytosis [Belostotsky]
OCT 21R 13. RNA Localization [Belostotsky]
OCT 26T 14. Nuclear Organization:Import and Export [Belostotsky]
OCT 28R 15. Actin and myosin [Izzard]
NOV 02T
EXAM
16. EXAM I: MATERIALS FROM MCCORMICK -BELOSTOTSKY
NOV 04 17. Actin and Myosin [Izzard]
NOV 09T 18. Actin binding proteins and motility [ [Izzard]
NOV 11R 19. Cytoskeleton-membrane interactions [Izzard]
NOV 16T 20. Microtubules [Izzard]
NOV 18R 21. Growth cone navigation, axonal guidance [Lnencika]
NOV 23T 22. Extracellular matrix macromolecules [Millis]
NOV 25R CLASSES SUSPENDED
NOV 30T 23. Cell-cell adhesions: CAMS, Selectins, Ig Superfamily [Millis]
DEC 02T 25. Extracellular matrix receptors and signaling /Cell substrate adhesions; Integrins. [Millis]
DEC 07R 26. Molecular activation via proteolysis. [Millis]
DEC 09T 27. Role of proteolysis in tissue differentiation and development. [Millis]
FINAL EXAM:DEC 20, 1999 @ 10:30-12:30 in Biology 248

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