Content (Syllabus outline)
• Comparison of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell: structure, function and interactions.
• Biological membranes, membrane transport principles and interconnections between different transport systems.
• Extracellular matrix.
• Cytoskeleton and cell movement.
• Endomembrane system and circulation of membranes.
• Biosynthetic pathways in the cell.
• Lysosome and peroxisosome, and degradation pathways in the cell.
• Energy conversions in mitochondria.
• Cell nucleus and cell divisions.
• Cell cycle regulation.
• Cell death.
• Introduction to cell signaling.
• Pathogenes interaction with their host cell
Prerequisites
Entry in first class