This course is getting a major 'face lift' and I am working on finishing up the sections that are still incomplete

Also if you notice anything wrong (typos) let me know markwdalton@gmail.com

License: GNU FDL

Note: This is done in my 'spare time', so there is a lot more I need to do!

For now I have decided to show the portions that are more or less done - note all parts need work (it was originally a prototype course for 2 friends 3 1/2 years ago.

List of basically finished parts..

• List of basically finished parts

• This page

• Introduction

• Chapter 1 -Types of Cells

• Cell Membrane

• Mitochondria

• Peroxisome and Lysosome

• Cytoskeleton

• Centrioles

• Meiosis

• Codone Table

• Endoplasmic Reticulum

• Actin Filaments

• Cell membrane Proteins

• Protein transport mechanisms - Sodium-Potassium ATPase pump in conjunction with the Potassium leak, and the glucose symport with Sodium.

• Na - K ATPase (The Sodium-Potassium ATPase pump)

• Ribosome

More WWW sites:

• Some other references - My generic information I send out to the common questions.

• Sites referencing this course - hint... they probably have other good information (and the time/money to write it).

Course Outline:

I. Introduction:

A. Size of Cells.

B. What is a cell - Water, carbon, elements.

C. What is the difference between elements?

D. What is living?

E. What is interesting about Cell biology?

Chapter 1: Types of Cells:

1.1. Prokaryotes

1.2. Eukaryotes

1.3. Plant

1.4. Bacteria

Chapter 2: Parts of the cell:

2.1. Cell/plasma Membrane

2.1.1. Phospholipids

2.1.2. Cholesterol

2.1.3. Semi-permeable/Osmosis

2.1.4. Proteins/channels

2.1.5. Hydrophobic/Hydrophilic

2.1.6. Self-assembly

2.2. Internal Organelles/membranes

2.2.1. Endoplasmic Reticulum (rough/smooth).

2.2.2. Mitochondria/Chloroplasts.

2.2.3. Cell Membrane/Cell wall.

2.2.5. Golgi apparatus/complex.

2.2.6. Lysosomes.

2.2.7. Peroxisomes.

2.2.8. Cytosol.

2.2.9. Cytoskeleton & Microtubules.

2.2.10. Membrane bound proteins.

2.2.10.1. Protein channel.

2.2.10.2. Protein "pump".

2.2.10.3. Protein receptor.

2.2.10.4. Cell recognition.

2.2.10.5. Globular Proteins.

2.2.11. For plants: Vacuoles

2.2.11.1. Vesicles.

2.2.11.2. Centrioles.

2.2.11.3. Chloroplasts.

2.3. Genetic Material.

2.3.1. Prokaryotes.

2.3.2. Eukaryotes.

2.3.2.1. Nucleus.

2.3.2.2. Nuclear membrane.

2.3.2.3. Nucleolus.

2.3.3. DNA/RNA - what is RNA and DNA?

2.3.3.1. What are codons?

2.3.4. RNApolymerase.

2.3.5. Histones - DNA packing.

2.4. Cytoplasm

2.5. How Energy is supplied: Mitochondria/Chloroplasts

- Glycolysis

Citric acid cycle/Krebs cycle - overview in the UK.

- Electron Transport

Chapter 3: Cell Division.

3.1. Overview of cell cycle.

3.2. Meiosis.

3.3. Mitosis.

Chapter 4: Gene Expression and Translation.

4.1. Gene Expression.

4.2. Gene Translation.

Glossary

Index of images

Also look at:

The MIT Biology Hypertextbook page lists a number of other resources.

Go to Cell Introduction

WWW Cell Biology Course Index

Please send questions/comments/suggestions to: Mark Dalton at markwdalton@gmail.com.