Course objectives:
This course will enable the students to –
1. Analyze the structures and purpose of basic components of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, especially macromolecules, membranes, and organelles.
2. Distinguish the function, composition and properties of the plasma membrane.
3. Interpret the principles of the cell theory, the importance of the nucleus and its components.
4. Explain the process of cell division and its regulatory checkpoints.
5. Illustrate the role of the cytoskeleton.
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24DZOL501(C) |
CELL BIOLOGY (Theory) |
CO 73: Explore cellular diversity, including prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, alongside various models of plasma membrane structure. CO:74 Investigate transport mechanisms across cell membranes and different types of cell junctions found between CO:75 Examine the endomembrane system, focusing on organelles such as the endoplasmic reticulum, Mitochondria, Golgi apparatus,ribosomes lysosomes, and peroxisomes.
CO:76 Analyze the structure and functions of the nucleus, including the nuclear envelope, nuclear pore complex, and nucleolus, as well as understand the stages of the cell cycle and the mechanisms of cell division
CO 77: Examine structural organisation of Cytoskeleton components like microfilaments, microtubules and intermediate filaments CO78: Contribute effectively in course- specific interaction |
The approach in Tutorials, Reading assignments, the students: Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Simulation, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks, |
Assessment Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, |
Diversity of Cell Size & shape Cell theory
Structure and difference in Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic cells (Animal and Plant)
Cell membrane: Chemical composition, membrane models
Active and Passive transport across membranes
Pinocytosis, Phagocytosis
Endocytosis, Exocytosis
Cell Junctions
Endoplasmic reticulum
Mitochondria
Golgi complex
Ribosome
Lysosomes
Peroxisomes
Nucleus: Nuclear Envelope, Nucleolus
Cell cycle (S, G1,G2,M phase)
Mitosis: Phases & process of mitosis
Meiosis: Phases & Process of meiosis
Microfilament
Microtubules (Cilia & flagella)
Intermediate filaments
Centrioles
Vesicular traffic in the secretory and endocytic pathways (GERL)
● Cell Biology by C.B. Powar; Himalaya Publishing House.
● Cell Biology by Dr. B. S. Tomar Dr. S. P. Singh Rastogi Publications-Meerut. ISBN 10: 8171337538 ISBN 13: 9788171337538
● Cell Biology Genetics Molecular Biology, Evolution and Ecology by PS Verma, VK Agarwal. s chand publisher private limited india. 14th Edition
● Cell biology by Veer bala Rastogi Medtech; 1st edition ISBN-10 : 8195237258; ISBN 13: 978- 8195237258
● Karp, G. (2010). Cell and Molecular Biology: Concepts and Experiments. VI Edition. John Wiley and Sons. Inc.
● De Robertis, E.D.P. and De Robertis, E.M.F. (2006). Cell and Molecular Biology. VIII Edition. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia.
● Cooper, G.M. and Hausman, R.E. (2009). The Cell: A Molecular Approach. V Edition. ASM Press and Sunderland, Washington, D.C.; Sinauer Associates, MA.
● Becker, W.M., Kleinsmith, L.J., Hardin. J. and Bertoni, G. P. (2009). The World of the Cell. VII Edition. Pearson Benjamin Cummings Publishing, San Francisco.
● Bruce Albert, Bray Dennis, Levis Julian, Raff Martin, Roberts Keith and Watson James (2008). Molecular Biology of the Cell, V Edition, Garland publishing Inc., New York and London.
e-RESOURCES:
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● https://nptel.ac.in/courses/102108086 [4]
JOURNALS:
● Journal of Cell Biology
● Current Opinion in Cell Biology
● International Journal of Cell Biology
Links:
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[4] https://nptel.ac.in/courses/102108086
[5] https://zoology.iisuniv.ac.in/academic-year/2025-2026