Information Package / Course Catalogue
Molecular Biology of the Cell- II
Course Code: BYF528
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

The purpose of the course is to be able to tell about the intracellular organnels, vesicular regulation in the secretory and endocytic pathways

Course Content

Intracellular compartments and protein sorting, endoplasmic reticulum, vesicular traffic in the secretary and endocytic pathways, golgi network, lysosomes, cell signaling, cell division cycle, and cytokines.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To learn about the diffusion and material transport routes through cell membrane
2.To be able to tell about the secretion systems and signal transduction pathways inside cells
3.To be able to explain the vesicular regulation and pathways in cells
4.To gain knowledge on cell growth, proliferation and differentiation, the control of these pathways
5.To gain knowledge on the pathways related to apoptosis, necrosis and cancer
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Medical Physiology (Guyton & Hall)
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Diffusion through cell membrane
Week 2 - Theoretical
Endocytosis and exocytosis
Week 3 - Theoretical
Digestion of pinocytic and fagocytic foreign material in cells: function of lysosomes
Week 4 - Theoretical
Vesicular structures in endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus
Week 5 - Theoretical
Fuctions of mitochondria
Week 6 - Theoretical
DNA replication in cell proliferation
Week 7 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm exam
Week 8 - Theoretical
Chromosomes and their conjugation
Week 9 - Theoretical
Meiosis and mitosis
Week 10 - Theoretical
The control of cell growth and proliferation
Week 11 - Theoretical
Signal transduction pathways in cells
Week 12 - Theoretical
Cell differentiation
Week 13 - Theoretical
Apoptosis and necrosis
Week 14 - Theoretical
Cancer
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Presentation1%2.5
Assignment1%2.5
Midterm Examination1%25
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory131239
Assignment1224
Presentation 1516
Reading51110
Midterm Examination18210
Final Examination18210
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)79
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026