course aims in Estonian
Lühiülevaate andmine eukarüootsete mudelorganismide molekulaarbioloogiast keskendudes äädikakärbsele ja pärmideseentele. Käsitletakse seente süstemaatikat, geneetilise nomenklatuuri kasutamist, pärmiseente kui mudelorganismide geneetikat ja kasutamist biotehnoloogias. Antakse ülevaade Drosophila kasutamisest laboratooriumis, tema kasvatamisest ja geneetikast ning tähtsamatest tööriistadest sh. andmebaasidest.
course aims in English
The aim of the course is to give a brief overview of the molecular biology of eukaryotic model organisms focusing on Drosophila menalnogaster and yeasts and to introduce the basic practical skills and methodology.
The course covers systematics of fungi, the use of genetic nomenclature, genetics of yeasts as model organisms and their use in biotechnology. An overview of the use of Drosophila in the laboratory, its growth and genetics and the most important tools is provided (including Databases).
learning outcomes in the course in Est.
Aine läbinud üliõpilane:
- tunneb kursuse raames käsitletud mudelorganismide iseärasusi;
- selgitab ja võrdleb nende elutsüklit ja rakutsüklit;
- tunneb peamisi kasutusel olevaid uurimismeetodeid ning saab aru nende meetodite tööpõhimõttest;
- kasutab korrektselt geneetilist nomenklatuuri;
- kasutab iseseisvalt mudelorganismide andmebaase, tõlgendab kriitiliselt ja loovalt sealt saadud informatsiooni.
learning outcomes in the course in Eng.
After the course, the student will:
- know the characteristics of the model organisms covered in the course;
- analyse and compare their the life cycle and cell cycle;
- gain knowledge in the field of various genetics methods and their working principles;
- be able to use the genetic nomenclature correctly;
- use the genetic databases of the model organisms without assistance, be able to critically interpret the collected information.
brief description of the course in Estonian
Õppeaine koosned kahest suurest osast.
Seente molekulaarbioloogia osa: Seente olulisus. Seente ehitus ja elutegevus. Viburseened, ikkesseened, kottseened, kandseened, teisseened. Mükoriisa. Pagaripärm Saccharomyces cerevisae kui eukarüootse raku mudel. Pagaripärmi rakutsükkel ja paardumine. Pagaripärmi genoom. Pagaripärmi klassikaline ja molekulaargeneetika. Geneetilised skriinid. Geneetilised interaktsioonid. Poolduv pärm Schizosaccharomyces pombe - genoom, rakutsükkel, kromatiin. Hallitusseened - Neurospora crassa, Aspergillus, Ashbya gossypii. Candida albicans.
Seente osas:
loengud 12 akadeemilist tundi + U. Kõljala loengud
praktikumid 4 akadeemilist tundi
Äädikakärbse Drosophila melanogaster molekulaarbioloogia osa: Ajalooline lühiülevaade. Evolutsioonipuu. Elutsükkel. Anatoomia ja paljunemine. Morfoloogia. Dominantsed ja retsessiivsed tunnused. Balanserkromosoomid. Embrüogenees. Vagla staadium. Mosaiiksed kloonid. Sõeluuringud. Käitumiskatsed. Haiguste modelleerimine. Andmebaasid.
Äädikakärbeste osas:
Loengud: 8 akadeemilist tundi
Praktikumid: 24 akadeemilist tundi
brief description of the course in English
The course consists of two major parts.
Molecular biology of fungi: importants of fungi; the structure and life cycle of fungi; Chytridiomycota; Zygomycota; Glomeromycota; Ascomycota; Basidiomycota; mycorrhiza; budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisae as a model of eukaryotic cell; the cell cycle and mating of budding yeast; the genome of budding yeast; the classical and molecular genetics; genetic screens; genetic interactions; fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe - the genome, cell cycle, chromatin; filamentous fungi - Neurospora crassa, Aspergillus, Ashbya gossypii; Candida albicans.
Molecular biology of Drosophila melanogaster: Short historical overview. Evolutionary tree. Life cycle. Anatomy and maintanance. Morphology. Dominant and recessive markers. Balancer chromosomes. Embryogenesis. Larval stadium. Mosaic cliones. Screens. Behavioral studies. Modelling the human diseases. Databases.
type of assessment in Estonian
Arvestus
type of assessment in English
Pass/fail assessment
independent study in Estonian
Töö loengumaterjalidega ja kirjandusega.
independent study in English
Homework with training materials and textbooks.
study literature
Landmark papers in yeast biology. Linder, P., Shore, D., Hall, M. N. (eds.) Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
The molecular biology of Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Egel, R. (ed.) Springer
study forms and load
daytime study: weekly hours
4.0
session-based study work load (in a semester):