Mechanisms of Cellular Organization
Fall 2008
Room 2-501 BSB
MWF 2:30 - 3:30

FACULTY

 

Rob Piper
(Co-Director)

Molecular Physiology & Biophysics 6-452 BSB 335-7842 robert-piper@uiowa.edu
Mark Stamnes
(Co-Director)

Molecular Physiology & Biophysics 5-550 BSB 335-7858 mark-stamnes@uiowa.edu
Charles Yeaman Anatomy & Cell Biology 1-632 BSB  335-8782 charles-yeaman@uiowa.edu
Lee-Ann Allen Internal Medicine   D154 MTF  335-4258 lee-ann-allen@uiowa.edu
David Sheff Pharmacology 2-570 BSB 335-7705 david-sheff@uiowa.edu

 

COURSE SCHEDULE

AUGUST

 

 

 

 

 

25

Monday

Organization of course. Introduction to Membranes

Piper

SPECIFIC AIMS ASSIGNED

 

27

Wednesday

How proteins cross membranes; 

Piper

 

 

29

Friday

How proteins cross membranes - continued

Piper

Homework #1 asigned

 

SEPTEMBER

 

 

 

 

 

1

Monday

LABOR DAY

 

 

 

3

Wednesday

Discussion of Homework

Piper

Homework #1 Due

no points

5 Friday Functions of the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi Piper Homework #2 Assigned  
8

Monday

Cellular  response to damaged proteins

Piper

 

 

10

Wednesday

Vesicle formation at the ER

Piper

 

12

Friday

Discussion of Homework

Piper

Homework #2 Due

25

15 

Monday

Vesicle formation at the Golgi and TGN  

Piper 

 

 

17 Wednesday Membrane fusion - SNARE and Rab function

Sheff

Homework #3 assigned

 

19

Friday

Exocytosis

Sheff

 

 

22

Monday

Discussion of Homework

Sheff

Homework #3 Due  

25

24 

Wednesday

Clathrin  mediated internalization

Sheff

 

 

26

Friday

The  endosomal system

 

Sheff

Homework #4 Assigned

 

29 Monday Discussion/Review Discuss Homework 4
Sheff EXAM A POSTED  

OCTOBER

 

 

 

 

 

1

Wednesday

Lysosomes

Sheff

 

 

3

Friday

 Actin and actin binding proteins

Sheff

EXAM A DUE

75

6

Monday

 Cell  motility and Rho GTPases

STAMNES

Homework #5 Assigned

 

8

Wednesday

Actin-based motility continued

STAMNES

 

 

10

Friday

Discussion of Homework

STAMNES

Homework #5 Due

no points

13 

Monday

Microtubules

STAMNES

Homework #6 Assigned

 

15

Wednesday

MAPs  and intermediate filaments

STAMNES

 

17

Friday

Discussion of Homework

STAMNES

Homework #6 Due

25

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

Monday

Molecular motors

STAMNES

 

 

22

Wednesday

EXAM (B)-In class

STAMNES

EXAM B

50

24

Friday

Cilia and Flagella I

YEAMAN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

Monday

Cilia and Flagella II

YEAMAN

Homework #7 Assigned

 

29

Wednesday

Nuclear-cytoplasmic transport

YEAMAN

 

 

31 

Friday

Discussion of Homework

 

Homework #7 Due

 

NOVEMBER

 

 

 

 

 


3

Monday

Mitosis I: Changes in nuclear & cytoplasmic organization (Prophase through metaphase)

YEAMAN

 

 

5

Wednesday

Mitosis II: Changes in nuclear & cytoplasmic organization (anaphase through cytokinesis)

YEAMAN

 

 

7

Friday

Mitochondrial  function

YEAMAN

Homework #8 Assigned

 

10 

Monday

Mitochondrial  dynamics

YEAMAN

 

 

12

Wednesday

Discussion of Homework

YEAMAN

Homework #8 Due

No points

14 Friday Peroxisome biogensis Allen    

17

Monday

Phagocytosis - Macrophages

Allen

 

 

19 

Wednesday

Phagocytosis - Neutrophils

Allen

 

 

21 Friday Host-pathogen interactions I   Homework #9 Assigned  

24

Monday

THANKSGIVING

Allen

 

 

26

Wednesday

THANKSGIVING

Allen