Cell and molecular biology II
Professor M T W Hearn (Biochemistry)
This subject builds on the knowledge of cell and molecular biology taught in foundation subjects - MED1011 (Principles of biochemistry); MED1031 (Cell and molecular biology I); and MED1021 (Introduction to human biology). It also provides prerequisite material for second year MED2031 (Cell and molecular biology III). The specific aims are to provide (1) the principles of cell proliferation and the mechanisms of cell division in developing, growing and adult mammals; (2) a knowledge of the synthesis of glycogen from glucose and other sources and of lipids; (3) the fundamentals of the structure and synthesis of DNA, RNA and protein; (4) the fundamentals of the molecular events involved in the regulation of enzyme activity and cellular metabolism; and (5) the molecular principles of the response of cells to signals.
Assessment
Examinations (2 hrs): 90% * Practical and small-group teaching sessions: 10%
Prescribed texts
Alberts B and others Molecular biology of the cell 2nd edn, Garland, 1989
Recommended texts
Darnell J and others Molecular cell biology 2nd edn, Scientific American, 1990
Stryer L Biochemistry 3rd edn, Freeman, 1988