S2011 Hormones in plant development

Faculty of Science
Spring 2019
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Helene Robert Boisivon, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Jiří Fajkus, CSc.
National Centre for Biomolecular Research – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Helene Robert Boisivon, Ph.D.
Supplier department: National Centre for Biomolecular Research – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Mon 18. 2. to Fri 17. 5. Wed 14:00–15:50 E26/222
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
At the end of the course, the student should understand the basic principles of plant development and the role and influence of hormones. Student will be able to identify basic differences and common principles of the different hormones metabolism and action and (s)he will be able to demonstrate them on the basic developmental processes of plants.
Syllabus
  • 1. Lesson. Overview of the plant hormones - terminology, basic principles.
  • 2. Lesson. Auxin - production, transport, signaling.
  • 3. Lesson. Auxin and its role in plant development - discovery of the hormone; tropism (physiology, genetics); root meristem and root-derived organs.
  • 4. Lesson: Auxin and its function above ground - Organogenesis (differences and similarity with root), shoot-derived organs, correlation with local auxin gradients, transport and organ formation.
  • 5. Lesson. Embryogenesis - apical-basal axis formation, pattern formation during embryogenesis, Arabidopsis mutants, gene identities, implication of auxin.
  • 6. Lesson. Cytokinin - Complexity of plant hormone signaling: biosynthesis, degradation, perception, signal transduction, isolation and verification of the receptors and downstream components.
  • 7. Lesson. Cytokinin - Function in plant development.
  • 8. Lesson. Ethylene - A success of forward genetics, genetic dissection of ethylene signaling.
  • 9. Lesson. Ethylene - Molecular characterization and arrangement of the pathway.
  • 10. Lesson. The complexity of hormone crosstalk. Examples.
Teaching methods (in Czech)
lectures, class discussion
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Oral examination.
The student is assessed for her/his understanding of the lectures.
The final test comprises few questions on each lesson.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
The course will be taught on Wednesdays from 2 to 4 pm, in building A26, meeting room 2.22.

The course will start February 20th and last for 12 weeks until Nay 15th.

Special schedule: on weeks 9, 18 and 19, the course will be taught on Monday morning 9 am to 11 am instead of the Wednesday afternoons. This concerns Mondays: February 25th, April 29th, May 6th.

The course is also listed under the following terms spring 2018, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023.
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