ECTS credits ECTS credits: 6
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 99 Hours of tutorials: 3 Expository Class: 24 Interactive Classroom: 24 Total: 150
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary Degree Subject RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Functional Biology
Areas: Cellular Biology
Center Faculty of Biology
Call: First Semester
Teaching: Sin docencia (Extinguida)
Enrolment: No Matriculable | 1st year (Yes)
- Be able to identify the the structure and functions of the membrane, the mechanisms of cell transport and be able to explain the basic principles of cell communication.
- Know the structure and functions of the cell organelles.
- Be able to identify the cell cycle phases and know mechanisms of the cell division, determination, diferentation, senescence and cell death.
- Be able to use the optic microscope
- Be able to identify animal and vegetal cells and their organelles.
Introduction (1 h).
LECTURE 1.- Introduction. The Cell Theory. Cell Biology and its relationship with other disciplines.
LECTURE 2.- Cell evolution. Cells and tissues. Chemical components of cells.
The nucleus, genetic mechanisms and ribosomes (5 h).
LECTURE 3.- Nucleus. DNA. Chromatin and chromosomes. DNA replication, repair and recombination.
LECTURE 4.- From DNA to RNA: Transcription. Maturation and types of RNA.
LECTURE 5.- From RNA to protein: Translation. Genetic code. Transfer RNAs. Ribosomes.
LECUTRE 6. Control of gene expression. Regulation of translation. Folding, modification, regulation of the function and degradation of proteins.
Plasma membrane (2,5 h).
LECTURE 7.- Composition and structure of the plasma membrane. Transport across the plasma membrane.
LECTURE 8.- Vesicular transport.
Endomembranes (2,5 h).
LECTURE 9.- The endoplasmic reticulum.
LECTURE 10.- The Golgi apparatus.
LECTURE 11.- Lysosomes and vacuoles.
Energy conversion (4 h).
LECTURE 12.- Mitochondria.
LECTURE 13.- Plastids.
LECTURE 14.- Peroxisomes.
The cytosol (0.5 h)
LECTURE 15.- The cytosol.
The cytoskeleton and cell movement (3 h).
LECTURE 16.- The cytosol. The cytoskeleton. Microfilaments.
LECTURE 17.- Microtubules.
LECTURE 18.- Intermediate filaments.
The cell cycle and cell division (3.5 h).
LECTURE 19.- The eucaryotic cell cycle.
LECTURE 20.- Cell division.
LECTURE 21.- Meiosis.
Determination, differentiation and cell death (2 h).
LECTURE 22.- Cell determination and differentiation.
LECTURE 23.- Aging and cell death.
Cells in their social context (4 h).
LECTURE 24.- Cell signalling.
LECTURE 25.- Cell junctions. Extracellular matrix.
LECTURE 26.- Cell wall of plant.
PRACTICALS
TASK 1.- Techniques applied to Cell Biology.
TASK 2.- Handling of the optical microscope. Cellular diversity.
TASK 3.- Observation of animal and plant cell organelles.
TASK 4.- Observation of cellular functions.
SEMINARS (14 seminars).
The students must prepare the seminars proposed by the teaching staff of the subject. In the seminars, students will delve into the subject and the relationship between cell biology and biotechnology.
TUTORING (1 tutorial).
In the tutorial, the course programming will be explained, recommendations for organizing and studying the subject will be given and any doubts that students may have in relation to it will be solved.
Basic bibliography
- Cooper, G. M. (2022). La célula. 8ª ed. Editorial Marbán, Madrid. ISBN: 9788418068584. https://learninglink.oup.com/access/cooper8e
Complementary bibliography
- Alberts, B; Hopkin, K.; Johnson, A.; Morgan, D.; Raff, M.; Roberts, K.; Walter, P. (2021). Introducción a la Biología Celular. 5ª ed. Editorial Médica Panamericana. ISBN: 9786078546442.
- Alberts, B.; Johnson, A.; Lewis, J.; Morgan, D.; Raff, M.; Roberts, K.; Walter, P. (2016). Biología Molecular de la Célula. 6ª edición. Editorial Omega. ISBN: 9788428216388.
- Iwasa, J.; Marshall, W. (2019). Karp Biología celular y molecular: conceptos y experimentos. 8ª ed. MacGraw-Hill Interamericana. ISBN: 9781456269227.
Tasks and techniques
- Montuenga, L.; Esteban, F.J.; Calvo, A. (2014). Técnicas en Histología y Biología Celular. 2ª ed. Editorial Elsevier Masson. ISBN: 9788445825204.
- Ruíz, M. S., Rodicio, M.C., Corujo, A. (1985). Cuaderno de prácticas de citología e histología vegetal y animal. Santiago de Compostela. Servizo de Publicacións e Intercambio Científico da Universidade de Santiago de Compostela.
- Sepúlveda, J. (2014). Instructivo de laboratorio. Histología. Biología celular y tisular. 6º ed. McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 9786071511492. https://accessmedicina.mhmedical.com/book.aspx?bookID=1503
- Megías, M., Molist, P., Pombal, M.A. Técnicas histológicas. Atlas de histología vegetal y animal. https://mmegias.webs.uvigo.es/6-tecnicas/1-introduccion.php
- Megías, M., Molist, P., Pombal, M.A. Microscopio virtual. Atlas de histología vegetal y animal. https://mmegias.webs.uvigo.es/7-micro-virtual/virtual-todas.php
Students should be able to.....
- Know the structure and functions of cells.
- Recognise and identify cells and cell components in light and electron microscopy micrographs.
- Know how to use properly the light microscope.
- Know how to search and analyze information from different sources.
- Know terminology in Cell Biology.
- To interrelate theoretical and practical knowledge.
- Work efficiently in groups and in autonomous.
- Understand new concepts related with Cell Biology and update their knowledge.
- Lectures with discussion.
- Seminars with discussion.
- Laboratory tasks.
- Compulsory tutorial.
- Students must pass an exam that will represent 70% of the final grade. This exam will include sections dedicated to evaluating theory. The subject will be divided into two parts. The first part includes lectures 1 to 7, both included. The second part includes lectures 8 to 26. Students will have the possibility of passing the subject by taking a partial exam of the first part (eliminates subject) and a single final exam. To pass the subject, students must pass both parts.
- Students must take the seminars and practicals that will account for 20% and 10%, respectively, of the final grade.
- Attendance at the seminars is mandatory, being necessary to attend at least 80% of them.
- Repeating students who have passed the seminars in the 2021-2022 academic year will not have to attend and take the seminars again.
- Attendance at practices is compulsory.
- Repeater students who pass the practicals will not have to do them again. Repeating students who do not have a practice grade will have to take the practice exam.
- Theory: 28 hours of attendance at lectures and 56 hours of personal work (total hours: 84).
- Seminars: 14 hours of attendance and 35 hours of personal work (total hours: 49).
- Laboratory tasks: 8 hours of attendance and 5 hours of personal work (total hous: 13).
- Tutorials: 1 hour (total: 1).
- Examinations: 3 hours (total: 3).
- Attendance and active participation in class.
- It is advisible to study and revise every day the information provided in lectures, seminars and practicals, using the bibliographic material suggested by the lecturers.
- Study and weekly revision of information received during all week.
- Review of the seminars to carry out the tests.
- Clarifying doubts consulting the lecturers.
- For the final exam revise all the information received during theoretical sessions.
This subject will have a virtual classroom on the Moodle platform available to students.
In cases of fraudulent completion of exercises or tests, the "Regulations for the evaluation of the academic performance of students and the review of grades" will be applied.
Maria Fatima Adrio Fondevila
- Department
- Functional Biology
- Area
- Cellular Biology
- Phone
- 881816943
- fatima.adrio.fondevila [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Manuel Noia Guldrís
Coordinador/a- Department
- Functional Biology
- Area
- Cellular Biology
- Phone
- 881816948
- manuel.guldris [at] usc.gal
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Daniel Romaus Sanjurjo
- Department
- Functional Biology
- Area
- Cellular Biology
- daniel.romaus.sanjurjo [at] usc.es
- Category
- Investigador/a Sara Borrell
Laura Gonzalez Llera
- Department
- Functional Biology
- Area
- Cellular Biology
- l.gonzalez.llera [at] usc.es
- Category
- USC Pre-doctoral Contract
Ashwin Woodhoo
- Department
- Functional Biology
- Area
- Cellular Biology
- ashwin.woodhoo [at] usc.es
- Category
- Investigador/a Distinguido/a
Alejandro Sanchez Rueda
- Department
- Functional Biology
- Area
- Cellular Biology
- alejandrosanchez.rueda [at] usc.es
- Category
- Ministry Pre-doctoral Contract
Paula Ayuso Garcia
- Department
- Functional Biology
- Area
- Cellular Biology
- paula.ayuso [at] usc.es
- Category
- Ministry Pre-doctoral Contract
| Monday | |||
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| 09:00-10:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Galician, Spanish | Classroom 01. Charles Darwin |
| Tuesday | |||
| 09:00-10:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Spanish, Galician | Classroom 01. Charles Darwin |
| Wednesday | |||
| 09:00-10:00 | Grupo /TI-ECTS01 | Galician | Classroom 01. Charles Darwin |
| Thursday | |||
| 11:00-12:00 | Grupo /CLIS_01 | Spanish | Classroom 05 (video-conference). Rita Levi Montalcini |
| 12:00-13:00 | Grupo /CLIS_02 | Spanish | Classroom 06. Diane Fosey and Jane Goodall |
| 01.18.2023 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Classroom 04: James Watson and Francis Crick |
| 06.29.2023 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Classroom 03. Carl Linnaeus |