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Course in Molecular Biology. Leuven, October – November 2002. Program. Basics of molecular biology Transcription Translation Regulatory pathways DNA and diseases Biotechnology. Lesson 1: Basics of molecular biology. I. The Cell’s Organization II. Cell Cycle and Cell Division
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Course in Molecular Biology Leuven, October – November 2002 Program • Basics of molecular biology • Transcription • Translation • Regulatory pathways • DNA and diseases • Biotechnology
Lesson 1: Basics of molecular biology I. The Cell’s Organization II. Cell Cycle and Cell Division III. Cellular Molecules IV. The Genetic Dogma
PROKARYOTES EUKARYOTES All organisms: 1 or more cells
The Main Functions of the Membrane-bounded Compartments of a Eukaryotic Cell
Compartimentation of the eukaryote cell: various organelles
Nucleolus: Ribosome building machine Protein factories in the cytoplasm Cell nucleus Contains genetic information: DNA
Each human cell contains 46 chromosomes (except sperm or egg cells)
Chromosomes in a cell that is about to divide
ADP glucose Pi O2 CO2 ATP H2O Mitochondria: factories of energy
smooth (metabolism+synthesis of lipids) The endoplasmic reticulum rough (protein synthesis)
The Golgi apparatus trans cis medial processing of secretory proteins sorting cellular proteins
Inside the cytosol: the cytoskeleton • “microtubules” • maintainance of cell shape and mobility • ancor for other cellular structures
Presentation: DNA
Separation of sister chromatides during mitosis (mitosis = normal cell division)
Microtubuli: assist chromosomes during cell division (mitosis)
Different stages of the M phase during cell division (mitosis)
The three DNA sequence elements needed to produce a eukaryotic chromosome that can be replicated and then segregated at mitosis
Gametogenesis: meiosis (= specialized form of cell division giving rise to sperm and egg cells) Meiosis I
Meiosis I (continued) Meiosis II Cell division without DNA replication Haploid cell
Presentation: Chromosomes, mitosis and meiosis
The general reaction by which a macromolecule is made Condensation reaction: H2O molecule is released
Disaccharides: formed by two sugar monomers
Phospholipid structure and orientation of phospholipids in membranes