Short Course Description
Syllabus for Plant Developmental and Cellular Biology course
Tel Aviv University, Faculty of life sciences.
Teachers: Shaul Yalovsky, Roni Aloni and Eilon Shani
Course objective:
To present the comprehensive mechanisms in plant developmental and cellular biology. The course will discuss novel approaches in genetics and plant molecular biology with aspects related to the whole plant and cell biology. The course will present the foundations of plant development with an updated view on the field.
Course structure:
Roni Aloni: 6 lectures
Eilon Shani: 10 lectures
Shaul Yalovsky: 10 lectures
Grade:
The grade will be composed from 5 assignments (20% each). Once a topic will be taught in class, the students will be asked to read a novel article in the field and complete an assignment. An assignment may be answering question or a presentation in class.
Prerequisites courses: "Introduction to Plant Molecular Biology"
Main Topics:
Developmental plant anatomy and morphology of roots, leaves, flowers, fruits and seeds.
Hormonal control of plant development, focusing on the role of auxin.
cytokinin, gibberellin and ethylene in plant vascular differentiation.
Adaptation of plants to their environment and trends in plant evolution.
Forward genetic approaches in plant development.
Reverse genetic approaches in plant development.
Transcriptional and proteomic approaches in plant development.
Plant hormone transport.
Organization and dynamics of the plant cytoskeleton.
Cytokinesis of plant cells with emphasis on the role of the cytoskeleton and cytoskeleton binding proteins.
Microtubules and the formation of the cell wall.
Regulation of cell growth by RBOH NADPH oxidase and the ROS Ca2+ regulatory loop.
Rho Of Plants (ROPs) and their role in regulation of the cytoskeleton and RBOH.
Regulation of cell polarity by ROPs.
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