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Advances in developmental biology - MB151P117E
Title: Advances in developmental biology
Czech title: Pokroky ve vývojové biologii
Guaranteed by: Department of Cell Biology (31-151)
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Actual: from 2019 to 2023
Semester: winter
E-Credits: 4
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:2/1, C+Ex [HT]
Capacity: unlimited
Min. number of students: 4
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: taught
Language: English
Note: enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: doc. RNDr. Ing. Vladimír Krylov, Ph.D.
Teacher(s): doc. Mgr. Robert Černý, Ph.D.
doc. RNDr. Ing. Vladimír Krylov, Ph.D.
Mgr. Marie Macůrková, Ph.D.
Mgr. Jiří Pergner, Ph.D.
Mgr. Vladimír Soukup, Ph.D.
Annotation -
Last update: doc. RNDr. Ing. Vladimír Krylov, Ph.D. (27.05.2019)
The course put emphasis on the broadening the student´s knowledge regarding the advances in the developmental processes gained during bachelor study. Very important aspect is the leading the students toward critical thinking about published data and the ability to analyse the scientific text and present the data in front of the informed audience.
Literature -
Last update: doc. RNDr. Ing. Vladimír Krylov, Ph.D. (27.05.2019)

The course is based on the up to date reviews, primary scientific papers and world textbooks such as Gilbert et al., Developmental biology. 

Requirements to the exam -
Last update: doc. RNDr. Ing. Vladimír Krylov, Ph.D. (28.01.2021)

Requirements to the exam

Credits are given for the working out and presentation of essay focused on some selected topic regarding the recent research in the field of developmental biology. The exam is written test.

Syllabus -
Last update: doc. RNDr. Ing. Vladimír Krylov, Ph.D. (04.10.2022)
From genotype to phenotype - changes in gene expression regarding developmental processes - Jiri Pergner

Changes in the large-effect gene regulation leading to the large phenotypic changes (i.e. mutations in enhancers; mutations leading to the formation of silencers) vs. small phenotypic changes caused by the changes in gene expression of many genes. Shadow enhancers as a tool to ensure the robustness of the transcription regulagtion. Presentation of non-standard model organisms employed in the evo-devo studies.

Role of the genome 3D structure and “junk DNA” in developmental processes - Jiří Pergner

Up to date perspective on the genome 3D structure regarding the regulation of transcription - Topologically associated domains (TADs). TADs features, their changes in the evolution and during ontogenesis. Non-coding RNAs regulating the gene expression.

Gene regulatory networks and their features - Vladimir Soukup

Gene regulatory networks (GRN) during development, their features, logic, hiearchy and spatial and temporal sequence. GRN components and mutual relationships, module examples, nods and their networking, inputs and outputs, cis-regulation. GRN during embryonic development and cell line specification in sea urchin model.

Gene regulatory networks and the emergence of new body plans - Vladimir Soukup

GRN modifications and the body plan evolution, evolutionary stability of kernels and plasticity of the periphery components. Evolution of new features via GRN modifications or GRN cooption for a new functions. Character identity network and the comparison of similarity/relationship of the body features.

Early embryogenesis of non-vertebrates - Marie Macurkova


New views on the mosaic and regulatory development, asymetry, the effect of the stochastic gene expression, comparison of the early embryonic development regarding well established and new non-vertebrate model organisms.

Regulation of gene expresion in organogenesis - Marie Macurkova

Signalling pathways regulating the development of selected organ systems, differences and similarities among various animal groups, transcriptomics on the organ level.

Early embryogenesis of vertebrates up to development of the organ basis: general, comparative and evolutionary perspectives - Robert Cerny

Development of the body plans, body axis, organizers, developmental limitations, principle of recapitulation, phylotype, Haeckel from the molecular point of view, ontogenesis as a link between genotype and phenotype.

Molecular, cellular and developmental foundations of vertebrates - Robert Cerny

Neural crest and placods cells as a new germ layer, pluripotency, new derivatives, tissues and structures.

Limb development in vertebrates - Vladimír Krylov

Emergence of the limb bud, polarization of the developing limbs, the role of hox genes and their gene products including downstream signalling pathways. Failures during limb development, evolutionary comparison of the limb development among vertebrates.

Embryonic development of the organs basis in vertebrates - Vladimír Krylov

Embryonic development of the heart, digestive and respiratory tract, primary gonads and kidney. Evolutionary comparison.
The course is taught with the support of the project reg. number CZ.02.2.69/0.0/0.0/16_015/0002362
Entry requirements - Czech
Last update: RNDr. Nataša Šebková, Ph.D. (12.09.2019)

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