Molecular Cell Biology for Students of Dentistry 1

Data

Official data in SubjectManager for the following academic year: 2025-2026

Topic

To provide a molecular and cell biological basis for anatomy, biochemistry, physiology, pathology, pathophysiology, microbiology and pharmacology studies of dentistry students. The course covers cellular and molecular characteristics of the structure and function of cells, the mechanisms of storage, replication and expression of the genetic information and the methods used to study them.

Lectures

• 1. Orientation - Sétáló György ifj.
• 2. Pro- and eukaryotes - Sétáló György ifj.
• 3. Nucleic acids - Sétáló György ifj.
• 4. Proteins - Sétáló György ifj.
• 5.

  Light microscopy

  - Bugyi Beáta
• 6.

  Electron microscopy

  - Bugyi Beáta
• 7.

  Restriction endonuleases

  - Sétáló György ifj.
• 8. DNA cloning, genomic libraries - Sétáló György ifj.
• 9. Polymerase chain reaction - Sétáló György ifj.
• 10.

  DNA sequencing by Sanger and DNA chips

  - Sétáló György ifj.
• 11.

  New generation sequencing

  - Pap Marianna
• 12.

  Examination of gene expression

  - Pap Marianna
• 13.

  Transgenic organisms

  - Sétáló György ifj.
• 14.

  Targeted inhibition of gene expression

  - Sétáló György ifj.
• 15.

  Immunological methods

  - Szekeres Júlia (ELHUNYT)
• 16.

  The cell nucleus

  - Boros Melinda
• 17.

  Genome organisation

  - Pap Marianna
• 18.

  Structure and chemical composition of chromatin

  - Varga Judit
• 19.

  Phases of the cell cycle

  - Varga Judit
• 20.

  Regulation of the cell cycle

  - Varga Judit
• 21.

  Cell division, mitosis and meiosis

  - Varga Judit
• 22.

  Replication in prokaryotes

  - Balogh Bálint
• 23.

  Replication in eukaryotes

  - Tarjányi Oktávia
• 24.

  DNA-repair

  - Sétáló György ifj.
• 25.

  Transcription in prokaryotes

  - Bogdán Ágnes
• 26.

  Eukaryotic pre-rRNA transcription and processing

  - Horváth Marianna
• 27.

  Eukaryotic pre-mRNA transcription

  - Horváth Marianna
• 28.

  Eukaryotic pre-mRNA processing

  - Atlaszné Váczy Alexandra
• 29. Components of translation - Pap Marianna
• 30. The mechanism of translation - Pap Marianna
• 31. The genetic code - Pap Marianna
• 32.

  Gene regulation in prokaryotes

  - Balassa Tímea
• 33.

  Levels of gene regulation in eukaryotes

  - Bátor Judit
• 34.

  Epigenetics

  - Bátor Judit
• 35.

  Transcription factors

  - Bátor Judit
• 36. Rough endoplasmatic reticulum, Golgi-apparatus and protein glycosylation - Bátor Judit
• 37.

  Endocytosis and vesicular transport

  - Berta Gergely
• 38.

  Lysosomes and the smooth endoplasmatic reticulum

  - Berta Gergely
• 39.

  Reactive oxygen species

  - Berta Gergely
• 40.

  Structure and function of mitochondria

  - Berta Gergely
• 41. Genetic apparatus of mitochondria - Sétáló György ifj.
• 42. Closing lecture - Sétáló György ifj.

Practices

Seminars

Reading material

Obligatory literature

Literature developed by the Department

Szeberényi J., Komáromy L.: Molecular Cell Biology Syllabus.
PotePedia learning material

Course material uploaded into the Teams lecture group for the given semester

Test bank

Minimum exam questions

Notes

Recommended literature

Gerald Karp: Cell and Molecular Biology

Cooper, G.M.: The Cell. A Molecular Approach.

Lodish et al.: Molecular Cell Biology

Alberts et al.: Molecular Biology of the Cell

Szeberényi J.: Experiments in Molecular Cell Biology

Conditions for acceptance of the semester

Compliance with the maximum permitted number of absences.

Mid-term exams

Mid-term and end-of-semester written tests. The dates and topics of the tests will be announced on lectures, and in the Lecture Teams group of Molecular Cell Biology for Students of Dentistry. A grade improvement is not possible for any of the written tests. Exemptions from the end-of-semester oral exam may be obtained based on the cumulative results of the tests.

Making up for missed classes

A mid-term test can be made up for based on previous consultation with the course director. It is not possible to make up the end-of-semester test.

Exam topics/questions

They are available on PotePedia and are uploaded into the Teams lecture group of the respective semester.

Examiners

• Balogh Bálint
• Bátor Judit
• Berta Gergely
• Bogdán Ágnes
• Boros Melinda
• Brandt Barbara
• Bugyi Beáta
• Csabai-Tanics Tímea Judith
• Gaszler Péter
• Görgey Éva
• Horváth Marianna
• Kemény Ágnes
• Leipoldné Vig Andrea Teréz
• Les Hajnalka
• Németh Marica
• Pap Marianna
• Schipp Renáta
• Sétáló György ifj.
• Stayer-Harci Alexandra
• Szütsné Tóth Mónika Ágnes
• Tarjányi Oktávia
• Varga Judit

Instructor / tutor of practices and seminars