Molecular Cell Biology course, June 6, 2007; part by Westerhoff (in English) on Molecular Cell Physiology and signal transduction
2. pdf printable 6 per page file of lecture
3. question and answers for practising
Aims of the lecture on Molecular Cell Physiology and signal transduction
(June 6, 2007, by Westerhoff)
After the lecture and after studying the lecture file as well as the questions and answers, the student should be able to:
" give a definition of Life
" argue why the transition from dead to alive coincides with the transition from molecules to single cell.
" describe a few research projects in Molecular Cell Physiology.
" understand the principle of recruitment in signal transduction
" understand the differences between signal transduction strategies that relate to the nature of the signalling molecule and organism (hydrophobic, hydrophilic, bacterial, mammalian)
" describe differences in the roles of kinases and phosphatases in signal transduction
" give a functional explanation for why Ras is membrane anchored
" define a control coefficient for an aspect of signal transduction
" judge errors in cartoons drawn for signal transduction
" tell a story about why intracellular signal transduction may be similar to brains in performance
" understand one basis for signal amplification
" describe why it has been concluded that there is negative feedback in EGF induced signal transduction
" describe the principles of signal transduction by two types of bacterial signal transduction networks
" and equivalent