Biology 475 - Plant Cell Biology

Spring
2026
01
3.00
Michelle Facette

M W F 9:05AM 9:55AM

UMass Amherst
76067
Morrill Science Room 311
mfacette@umass.edu
76068
This course will cover the cell biological aspects of several plant cellular processes, including cytokinesis, cell expansion, tip growth, cell-to-cell communication, and intracellular protein sorting. An emphasis will be made on experimental approaches used to understand these processes at the molecular level. A discussion of model organisms and cell types will be included.

This course is open to BIOLOGY majors only. BIOLOGY285/311/BIOCHEM 275 w/C

Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.