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Cell Biology lessons

10 sections · 96 skills · work through the full outline skill by skill — read the long-form lesson or flip through the slide-style version.
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Cell Biology

Practice 96 skills across this outline.

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Microscopy Quantification
Data Interpretation in Cell Biology
Long-form lesson
Weighting distribution
25 categories
Data Interpretation in Cell Biology
10%
Foundations and Experimental Approaches · Microscopy and Cell Biology Methods
6%
Applied Cell Biology and Disease · Cancer Cell Biology
6%
Cell-Cell and Cell-Matrix Interactions · Junctions and Adhesion
6%
Cell Signaling and Communication · Signal Transduction Principles
5%
Cell Signaling and Communication · Major Pathways and Cellular Decisions
5%

Skills

The comprehensive taxonomy of cell biology — drill into a card to work its skills.

Data Interpretation in Cell Biology

5 core skills10% total weight
0/5 completed
5 skills to mastery
1
Microscopy QuantificationRecommended
Long-form
2
Flow Cytometry InterpretationAvailable
Long-form
3
Western Blot InterpretationAvailable
Long-form
4
Experimental Design & ReproducibilityAvailable
Long-form
5
Dose-Response CurvesAvailable
Long-form

Cell Signaling and Communication · Signal Transduction Principles

5 core skills5% total weight
0/5 completed
5 skills to mastery
1
Receptor TypesAvailable
Long-form
2
Signaling TypesAvailable
Long-form
3
Phosphorylation CascadesAvailable
Long-form
4
Second MessengersAvailable
Long-form
5
Desensitization & FeedbackAvailable
Long-form

Cell Signaling and Communication · Major Pathways and Cellular Decisions

5 core skills5% total weight
0/5 completed
5 skills to mastery
1
MAPK/ERK SignalingAvailable
Long-form
2
JAK/STAT SignalingAvailable
Long-form
3
Developmental Signaling PathwaysAvailable
Long-form
4
PI3K/AKT/mTOR SignalingAvailable
Long-form
5
Signaling & DiseaseAvailable
Long-form

Foundations and Experimental Approaches · Cell Theory and the Molecular Basis of Life

4 core skills4% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Model Organisms & Cell LinesAvailable
Long-form
2
Macromolecules & FunctionAvailable
Long-form
3
Genome OrganizationAvailable
Long-form
4
Cell Theory & Cell TypesAvailable
Long-form

Foundations and Experimental Approaches · Microscopy and Cell Biology Methods

6 core skills6% total weight
0/6 completed
6 skills to mastery
1
Light Microscopy ModalitiesAvailable
Long-form
2
Fluorescence ImagingAvailable
Long-form
3
Experimental ControlsAvailable
Long-form
4
Antibody-Based TechniquesAvailable
Long-form
5
Electron MicroscopyAvailable
Long-form
6
Fractionation & CentrifugationAvailable
Long-form

Cell Cycle, Division, and Cell Death · Cell Cycle Control

4 core skills3% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Checkpoint Failure & CancerAvailable
Long-form
2
Cyclins & CDKsAvailable
Long-form
3
DNA Damage ResponseAvailable
Long-form
4
Cell Cycle Phases & CheckpointsAvailable
Long-form

Cell Cycle, Division, and Cell Death · Programmed Cell Death and Survival

3 core skills2% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
AutophagyAvailable
Long-form
2
Apoptosis PathwaysAvailable
Long-form
3
Cell Death TypesAvailable
Long-form

Cell Cycle, Division, and Cell Death · Mitosis and Cytokinesis

3 core skills2% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Mitosis StagesAvailable
Long-form
2
CytokinesisAvailable
Long-form
3
Chromosome SegregationAvailable
Long-form

Cell Cycle, Division, and Cell Death · Meiosis

3 core skills2% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Meiosis & Genetic VariationAvailable
Long-form
2
Meiosis vs. MitosisAvailable
Long-form
3
NondisjunctionAvailable
Long-form

Cell Structure and Organelles · Nucleus and Genome Organization

3 core skills2% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Nuclear Envelope & TransportAvailable
Long-form
2
Nucleolus & Ribosome BiogenesisAvailable
Long-form
3
Chromatin StatesAvailable
Long-form

Cell Structure and Organelles · Endomembrane System

4 core skills3% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Endoplasmic ReticulumAvailable
Long-form
2
PeroxisomesAvailable
Long-form
3
Golgi ApparatusAvailable
Long-form
4
Lysosomes & DegradationAvailable
Long-form

Cell Structure and Organelles · Mitochondria and Energy Transformations

4 core skills3% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Mitochondria in ApoptosisAvailable
Long-form
2
Oxidative PhosphorylationAvailable
Long-form
3
Mitochondrial DysfunctionAvailable
Long-form
4
Mitochondrial StructureAvailable
Long-form

Cell Structure and Organelles · Cytoskeleton Overview

3 core skills2% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Cytoskeleton FunctionsAvailable
Long-form
2
Cytoskeleton ComponentsAvailable
Long-form
3
Motor ProteinsAvailable
Long-form

Cytoskeleton, Motility, and Intracellular Transport · Intracellular Transport and Organization

3 core skills5% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Organelle PositioningAvailable
Long-form
2
Vesicle TransportAvailable
Long-form
3
Cilia & FlagellaAvailable
Long-form

Cytoskeleton, Motility, and Intracellular Transport · Cell Motility and Migration

3 core skills5% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
ChemotaxisAvailable
Long-form
2
Actin Dynamics & ProtrusionsAvailable
Long-form
3
Migration MechanismsAvailable
Long-form

Applied Cell Biology and Disease · Cell Biology in Therapeutics

3 core skills5% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Antibiotics MechanismsAvailable
Long-form
2
Gene Therapy & CRISPRAvailable
Long-form
3
Targeted TherapiesAvailable
Long-form

Applied Cell Biology and Disease · Cancer Cell Biology

4 core skills6% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Cancer Molecular MechanismsAvailable
Long-form
2
Metastasis StepsAvailable
Long-form
3
Oncogenes vs. Tumor SuppressorsAvailable
Long-form
4
Hallmarks of CancerAvailable
Long-form

Cell-Cell and Cell-Matrix Interactions · Extracellular Matrix and Tissue Context

3 core skills4% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
MechanotransductionAvailable
Long-form
2
ECM RemodelingAvailable
Long-form
3
Extracellular Matrix ComponentsAvailable
Long-form

Cell-Cell and Cell-Matrix Interactions · Junctions and Adhesion

4 core skills6% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Adhesion & DiseaseAvailable
Long-form
2
IntegrinsAvailable
Long-form
3
Cell Junction TypesAvailable
Long-form
4
CadherinsAvailable
Long-form

Gene Expression and Regulation · Epigenetics and Chromatin Regulation

3 core skills3% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Epigenetic InheritanceAvailable
Long-form
2
DNA MethylationAvailable
Long-form
3
Histone Modifications & RemodelingAvailable
Long-form

Gene Expression and Regulation · Transcription and RNA Processing

4 core skills4% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
RNA ProcessingAvailable
Long-form
2
Noncoding RNAsAvailable
Long-form
3
mRNA Export & LocalizationAvailable
Long-form
4
Transcriptional RegulationAvailable
Long-form

Gene Expression and Regulation · Translation and Protein Regulation

4 core skills4% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Proteasome & UbiquitinAvailable
Long-form
2
Protein Targeting SignalsAvailable
Long-form
3
Post-Translational ModificationsAvailable
Long-form
4
TranslationAvailable
Long-form

Membranes and Transport · Membrane Structure and Properties

4 core skills3% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Membrane AsymmetryAvailable
Long-form
2
Membrane ProteinsAvailable
Long-form
3
Fluid Mosaic ModelAvailable
Long-form
4
Membrane FluidityAvailable
Long-form

Membranes and Transport · Transport Across Membranes

5 core skills4% total weight
0/5 completed
5 skills to mastery
1
Membrane Transport TypesAvailable
Long-form
2
Osmosis & TonicityAvailable
Long-form
3
Primary vs. Secondary Active TransportAvailable
Long-form
4
Electrochemical GradientsAvailable
Long-form
5
Epithelial TransportAvailable
Long-form

Membranes and Transport · Vesicular Transport and Membrane Traffic

4 core skills3% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Trafficking DefectsAvailable
Long-form
2
Endocytosis & ExocytosisAvailable
Long-form
3
Vesicle Sorting & TraffickingAvailable
Long-form
4
Vesicle Budding & FusionAvailable
Long-form