| This module will cover the molecular aspects of cellular structure and function and the study of genetics at the molecular level. General nature of cellular responses in a physiological perspective (e.g. cell division, differentiation, movement, metabolic adaptation) and how these responses are achieved at the molecular level (e.g. DNA synthesis/co-ordinated gene expression, cytoskeletal changes, changes in enzyme activity). The animal cell cycle and control of cell division. Membrane structure and membrane transport. Endocytosis and lysosomes. Interior membranes: endoplasmic reticulum, microbodies. Overview of general principles of signalling molecules and their receptors. Overview of general principles of intracellular signaling. Cell-cell recognition/adhesion and communication. Extracellular matrix. Molecular aspects of gene structure and expression. Gene expression as an example of a cellular response. DNA damage and repair. Molecular mechanisms and control of: transcription, RNA processing and control, translation, post-translational processing and protein targeting. Secretory pathways and Golgi complex in modification and export. Protein structure/function relationship. |
Administrative assistant: RAINA FERHANA HOSSENBUX
Telephone: 4037400
Email: r.hossenbux@uom.ac.mu |
