Bi8080 Plant molecular physiology

Faculty of Science
Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation
Extent and Intensity
3/0. 3 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Břetislav Brzobohatý, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Jana Řepková, CSc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Bi1060 Plant cytology and anatomy && Bi4020 Molecular biology && Bi4060 Plant physiology
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of this course student should be able to:
summarize molecular principles underlying physiological processes in plants, regulation of plant development, reproduction and adaptation;
explain principle of molecular farming;
describe fundamental principles of basic plant physiological processes.
Syllabus
  • Molecular determination of plant and cell architecture; Cell reproduction - genome organization and expression, protein synthesis, assembly and degradation, cell division regulation; Molecular basis of energy flow in plants - photosynthesis, respiration and photorespiration; Molecular principles of metabolic and developmental integration - long distance transport (molecular determination of xylem and phloem developmentand function, structure and function of plasmodesmata, intercellular transport of endogenous macromolecules), biosynthesis and action of hormones and elicitors, phytochrome, photomorphogenic responses, signal perception and transduction, vegetative and reproductive development, senescence and programmed cell death; Molecular farming - plant environment and architecture (response to plant pathogens, responses to abiotic stresses, molecular physiology of mineral nutrient acquisition, transport, and utilization), metabolic engineering of natural products, e.g. secondary metabolites.
Literature
  • BUCHANAN, Bob, Wilhelm GRUISSEM and Russell JONES. Biochemistry & molecular biology of plants. Rockville, Maryland: American society of plant physiologists, 2000, 1367 pp. ISBN 0-943088-39-9. info
  • TAIZ, Lincoln and Eduardo ZEIGER. Plant physiology. Sunderland, Massachusetts: Sinauer Associates, 1998, xxvi, 792. ISBN 0878938311. info
  • WESTHOFF, Peter. Molecular plant development : from gene to plant. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998, xi, 272 s. ISBN 0-19-850203-6. info
Teaching methods
Lectures.
Assessment methods
Oral examination.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: v jarním semestru lichých let.
The course is taught: every week.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2006, Spring 2009, Spring 2011, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.