1) The cellular basis of life
2) The origin and evolution of the cells (paleobiology)
3) Eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells (similarities and differences)
4) Comparison of plant and animal cells
5) Cell functions and processes
6) Cell membranes
7) The nucleus (the nuclear envelope, internal organization, the nucleolus)
8) The endoplasmic reticulum and protein processing
9) The Golgi apparatus (structure and function)
10) Lysosomes (endocytosis, phagocytosis, pinocytosis)
11) Cytoskeleton (microtubules, intermediate and actin filaments)
12) Mitochondria, chloroplasts and peroxisomes
13) Cell walls (structural proteins, plasmodesmata, gap junctions, desmosomes and
tight junctions)
Learning results
Bibliography
• The Cell. A molecular approach (6th edition) G.M. Cooper & R.E. Hausman (2013) Sinauer
Associates.
• Essential Cell Biology (4th edition). Alberts, B., Bray, D., Hopkins, K., Johnson, A., Lewis, J., Raff,
M., Roberts, K., and Walter, P. (2014) New York: Garland Press.
-Related scientific journals:
• Molecular Cell
• The Plant Cell
• Development
• Developmental Cell
• New Phytolog
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