Introduction to Molecular and Cell Biology, Biol. 220

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Biology 220

Fall 2004, 9:30 - 10:45, TR Room 224 TCNW,

Prerequisites: Biology 120 and Chemistry 120

Instructor: Dr. Claire Rinehart, Office: 121 TCNW, Phone: 745-5997, 843-9028 (h)

Office Hours: T, W, F 12:20-1:10

 Date
Topic
Text Chapter
Aug. 24 1-Overview. How to eat an elephant.  
Aug. 26 2-Covalent and non-covalent bonds
2.1, 2.2
 Aug. 31 3-Amino acids and proteins
2.2, 3.1
 Sept. 2 4-Functional design of proteins
3.2
Sept. 7 5-Enzymes
3.3, 3.5
Sept. 9 6-Structure of nucleic acids
4.1, 4.2
Sept .9-14 Online Practice Exam 1 available  
 Sept 14 In-class Exam 1  
Sept. 16  7-The three roles of RNA in protein synthesis
4.4
Sept. 21 8-Formation of proteins in prokaryotes
4.5
Sept.  21 9-Formation of proteins in eukaryotes
4.5
 Sept. 23  10-Biomembranes
5.1 5.2
Sept. 28 11-Organelles of the eukaryotic cell
5.3
 Sept. 30 12-Chromosomal DNA organization
10.4 & 5
    Review Sheet
 Oct. 1-13 Exam 2  
 Oct. 5 13-DNA replication machinery
4.6
Oct.  12 14-Topoisomerases
4.6
 Oct.12 15-DNA damage and repair
23.5
Oct. 14 16-Recombination between homologous DNA
9.5
Oct. 19 17-Genes
 10.1, 2, 9.1
Oct. 21 18-Transcription initiation in prokaryotes
Oct. 26 19-Transcription initiaion in eukaryotes
11.1 - 6
     
Oct27-Nov3 Exam 3
Oct.  28 20-Transcriptional regulation
11.1 - 6
Nov. 4 21-Transcription termination
 11.7
Nov. 9 22-Processing of RNA
 12.1, 12.2, 12.5
Nov. 11 23-Nuclear transport
12.3
Nov. 16 24-Post-translational organelle protein transport
16.5 - 16.6
Nov. 18 25-Pathway of secretory proteins
16.1 -16.3
Nov. 18 26-Vesicle sorting and trafficing
171, 17.4
   
Nov19-Dec2 Exam 4  
 Nov. 23 27-Actin cytoskeleton
 19.1
 Nov. 30 28-Dynamics of actin assembly
 19.2 - 19.4
*** Final Exam Study Guides  
 Dec. 2 29-Microtubule structures
20.1
 Dec. 2 30-Microtubule dynamics
20.2-20.3
 Dec. 2 31-Intermediate filaments
19.5
   
Dec.7 32-Cell-to-cell signaling
13
Dec.7 33-Cell-cell adhesion and communication
6.1 - 6.6
 Dec 9 Cancer Cell Cycle
7.1
 TBA 34-Plasmids
7.1
 TBA 35-Bacteriophage
7.2
 TBA 36-Mobile DNA
9.3
 Dec10-15 Exam 5  
 Dec10-15 FINAL EXAM  

 

Text:

Molecular Cell Biology by Lodish, Berk, Zipursky, Matsudaira, Baltimore and Darnell, Fifth Edition

 

 

 

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