BMS241 Molecular Cell Biology (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Biomedical Science (BIMSC)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
This subject introduces the current model of eukaryotic cell at a molecular level, detailing aspects of cellular structure and function, regulation, the cell cycle and the flow of genetic information. It links aspects of biochemistry and genetics as they pertain to cell functioning and fits this knowledge into the broader context of organism structure, cancer development and embryological development.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
| Session 2 | |
|---|---|
| Internal | Wagga Wagga |
| Distance * | Wagga Wagga |
*This subject offering contains a residential school. Please view following information for further details.
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Assumed Knowledge:
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
* demonstrate an understanding of the cell as a basic unit of life including the organisation of cells and their composition and metabolism.
* describe in detail the flow of genetic information from DNA through to expression as cellular constituents and structure.
* outline the cell structure and function, including subcellular structure, active and passive transport, bioenergetics, the cytoskeleton and cell movement.
* describe the processes of cell regulation including gene regulation, cell signalling, the cell cycle and development, differentiation and programmed cell death.
* perform basic molecular genetic analytical procedures.
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
The syllabus will cover the following topics: * The flow of genetic information, organisation of cellular genomes, replication, maintenance and rearrangements of genomic DNA, RNA synthesis and processing and translation of RNA; * Eukaryotic cellular structure, the nucleus and traffic between nucleus and cytoplasm, protein sorting and transport, the endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus and lysosomes, bioenergetics, mitochondria and peroxisomes, the cytoskeleton and cell movement. * Cell regulation: cell signalling, signal molecules and receptors, signal transduction and signalling in development and differentiation. The cell cycle, regulators of cell cycle progression, event of the M phase, meiosis, differentiation and cell death;
Residential School
This subject contains a compulsory 4 day residential school.
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.