Molecular Biology Flashcards
Study of the cells and biological molecules in the body (145 cards)
Topics /Module Activities
Universal features of cell, techniques in cellular biology
1. Levels of biological organization
2. Techniques in cell biology (basic methods)
3. Differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
Macromolecules
1. The chemistry of life
2. Properties of water are essential in biology
3. Sugars/carbohydrates
4. Fats/lipids
5. Amino acids/protein
6. Nucleotides/nucleic acid
Cell structure and functional organizations
1. Organelles
2. Endoplasmic reticulum: proliferation and differentiation
3. Nucleus and nucleoli
4. Golgi reassembly and disassembly and protein trafficking
5. Lysosome
6. Peroxisome
7. Ribosomes
8. Clinical correlations
Energy conversion: mitochondria structure and function Membrane transport of small molecules and electrical properties of the membrane
1. The mitochondria structure and function
2. Cellular respiration/ATP Production in Mitochondria
3. Electron Transport Chain
4. Clinical correlation
Membrane structure and function
Bulk transport
1. The fluid Mosaic Model
2. Membrane proteins
3. Membrane Transport
4. Osmosis
5. Active and Passive Transport
6. Endocytosis and Exocytosis
7. Vesicle Formation and Transport
8. Clinical correlation
Cell communication
1. Cell signaling
2. Three stages of signaling: reception, transduction and response
3. Receptors and Ligands in cell signaling
4. First and second messengers
5. Clinical correlations
Cell cycle, Mitosis
1. Mitosis
2. The cell cycle
3. Regulation of the cell cycle
4. Clinical correlation
Cell death and survival
1. Apoptosis: the elimination of unwanted cells
2. Extrinsic pathway and cell surface death receptors
3. Intrinsic pathway and Bcl2 proteins
4. Extracellular survival factors that inhibit apoptosis
5. Clinical correlations
Cellular Reproduction and Meiosis
1. Stages of meiosis
2. Mitosis vs meiosis
3. Clinical considerations
DNA and RNA structure and function, genome organization and chromatin structure
1. Genome size organization
2. DNA packaging
3. Molecular structure of chromatin
4. Global perspective of chromosomes
5. Genomics- the future of healthcare and medicine
Genetic code, transcription and translation of genetic code
DNA repair mechanisms and disorders
1. Genes specify proteins via transcription and translation
2. Transcription: DNA directed synthesis of RNA
3. Eukaryotic cells modify RNA after transcription
4. molecular components of translation
5. translation: RNA directed synthesis of polypeptide
6. mutations can affect protein structure & function
Regulation of gene expression
Protein modifications and intracellular transport
1. Bacterial regulation of gene expression
2. Regulation of eukaryotic gene expression
3. The roles of non-coding RNAs
4. Cell differentiation & embryotic development
5. Completing and targeting the functional protein
6. Post translational modifications
7. Clinical considerations
Cancer
1. Cancer cells
2. Cancer epidemiology identifies preventable causes
3. Accumulation of mutations
4. Properties of cancer cells
5. Cancer-critical genes
Different types of cancers
Integrating cells to tissues & Extracellular Matrix (ECM) and Cell-Cell Interaction
4. Basic types of epithelial tissue
5. Tight junctions
6. Cytoskeleton-linked junctions
7. Gap junctions
8. Clinical correlations
9. ECM: overview: Ground substance, Fibers
10. Connective tissue: Cells and classification
11. Clinical correlations
Stem cells and tissue renewal
1. Different cell types make up tissues
2. Tissue renewal
3. Stem cells
4. Signals for stem cells
5. Use of stem cells to repair damaged tissue
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Topics /Module
Activities
Universal features of cell, techniques in cellular biology
1
2
Techniques in cell biology (basic methods)
3
Differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
Macromolecules
1
2
Properties of water are essential in biology
3
Sugars/carbohydrates
4
Fats/lipids
5
Amino acids/protein
6
Nucleotides/nucleic acid
