Date

Topic

Text Material

Aug. 27

Tour of an eukaryotic cell

Chapter 1

29

Proteins: systhesis and properties

Chapter 3, pp. 50-88, pp. 83-87

31

Proteins: composition and function

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Sept. 3

Labor Day

5

Enzymes: proteins as catalysts

Chapter 3, pp. 50-88, pp. 83-87

7

ATP production: glycolysis

Chapter 16

10

Mitochondria: structure and function

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12

TCA cycle

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14

Electron transport

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17

Chloroplasts: structure and function

Chapter 18

19

Light-harvesting complexes and photosystems

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21

Photosynthesis

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24

Tools of the cell biologist

26

EXAM 1

28

Membranes: structure and organization

Chapter 5, pp. 78-83

Oct. 1

Membrane transport: overview

Chapter 15

3

Membrane transport: molecular

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5

Membrane transport: organellar

pp. 727-745

8

Receptor-mediated endocytosis

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10

Cellular signaling: receptors and second messengers

Chapter 20

12

Cellular signaling: transduction mechanisms

15

Intracellular membrane system: organization

Chapter 17

17

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19

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22

Sorting mechanisms

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24

Lysosomes: structure and function

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26

Nuclear trafficking

pp. 426-436

29

EXAM 2

31

Cytoskeleton: structure and function

Chapter 18

Nov. 2

Actin filament assembly

Chapter 18

5

Actin-myosin interaction: mescle contraction

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7

Muscle contraction: regulation

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9

Actin-based motility in non-muscle cells

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12

Veteran's Day

14

Actin-based motility in non-muscle cells

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16

Microtubules: structure and dynamics

Chapter 19

19

Cilia and flagella

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21

Microtubule-based motors

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26

Movement on cytoplasmic microtubules

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28

Mitosis: mechanics

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30

Mitosis and eytokinesis

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Dec. 3

Proteins as machines

pp. 510-517

5

Extracellular matrix

Chapter 18, pp. 968-993

7

Cell-cell adhesion

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10

FINAL EXAM (10:00am - 12:00pm)