Download botany 860: plant cell biology

BOTANY 860: PLANT CELL BIOLOGY
B301 Birge Hall, 9:55 TR
Spring Semester 2010
Instructors:
Prof. Donna Fernandez
B215 Birge Hall
262-9033
[email protected]
Prof. Marisa Otegui
224A Birge Hall
265-5703
[email protected]
Prof. Sebastian Bednarek
215C Biochemistry
263-0309
[email protected]
January
19
Introduction to the course and the plant cell (DF)
21
The semi-autonomous organelles: mitochondria and plastids (DF)
26
Plastid biology, cont. (DF)
28 Biogenesis of mitochondria and plastids (DF)
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February 2
Plastid biogenesis, cont. (DF)
4
The cytoskeleton: organization and function (MO)
9
Cellular motors: cytoplasmic streaming (MO)
11
Microtubules and MT-based motility (MO)
16
Spindle dynamics (MO)
18
Structural organization of ER and Golgi (MO)
23
Nuclear pores and nuclear targeting signals (DF)
25 EXAM I, covers lectures 1/19-2/16
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March
2
Golgi function and dynamics (MO)
4
Types of vacuoles and prevacuolar compartments (MO)
9
Special functions of the endoplasmic reticulum (SB)
11
Secretory vesicle formation (SB)
16
Secretory vesicle formation cont. (SB)
BOTANY 860: PLANT CELL BIOLOGY
18
Secretory vesicle targeting (SB)
23
Membrane Fusion (SB)
25
Vacuolar protein sorting (SB)
March 27-April 4 SPRING RECESS
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April
6
Endocytosis and endosomal trafficking (MO)
8
Plasmodesmata/ intercellular transport (DF)
13
EXAM II, covers lectures 2/18- 3/25
15
Cell signaling during root nodulation (Jean-Michel Ané)
20
Cellulose deposition and control of cell shape (SB)
22
Cell walls and cell growth (SB)
27
Cytokinesis and control of division planes: phragmoplasts
and preprophase bands (SB)
29 Transport across the plasma membrane and cell growth (Simon Gilroy)
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May
4
Special Lecture
6
Special Lecture
EXAM III: covers lectures 4/6- 5/6, during the Summary period (May
8-15) at a time to be agreed upon by the class.