UNSW Handbook Course - Molecular Cell Biology

Molecular Cell Biology - BIOC3271


	Faculty: Faculty of Science
	School: School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Science
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	Contact Hours per Week: 6
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Prerequisite: BIOC2101, BIOC2201; Excluded: BIOC3671.
	Offered: Semester 2 2005
	Fee Band: 2

Description

Cell biology from a molecular viewpoint. Biochemical aspects of cellular organisation. The arrangement of the component molecules of organelles, their function in integrated cellular metabolism and the molecular interactions between the cells of multicellular organisms. The biochemistry of the cytoskeleton, carriers and intracellular transport systems. The regulation of cellular processes at the molecular endocrine level. Growth differentiation and development. Aspects of cancer metabolism, the biochemistry of cell to cell communication and the structure and function of the extracellular matrix. Practical work amplifies the lectures.

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