Cell Biology
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The official GTU curriculum for Cell Biology (subject code BE04004041) as prescribed for Biotech · Semester 4 divides the course into 3 units, covering 34 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (BE04004041)Unit 1 Introduction to the Cell
- Discovery of cells
- cell theory
- unity and diversity of cells
- cells under the microscope
- different classes of cells
- prokaryotic cell
- eukaryotic cell
- structure and function of intracellular organelles
- endomembrane system
Unit 2 Cell Membranes
- The structure of cell membranes
- membrane lipids
- phospholipid bilayer
- fluid mosaic model of membrane structure
- membrane proteins
- integral membrane proteins
- peripheral membrane proteins
- transmembrane proteins
- transport across cell membranes
- permeability of phospholipid bilayers
- channel and carrier proteins
- passive transport
- active transport
- role of cell membrane in maintaining homeostasis
Unit 3 Cell Regulation
- Cell cycle
- cell cycle checkpoint
- molecular mechanics of cell cycle
- role of cyclin-dependent kinases in controlling the cell cycle
- general principles of cell signaling
- types of extracellular signal molecules
- types of cell surface receptors
- same signal molecule different responses
- intracellular receptors
- intracellular signaling proteins as molecular switches
- signaling by protein phosphorylation and GTP-binding proteins
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