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Undergraduate Course: Structural Biology (BICH10007)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Biological Sciences CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) Credits10
Home subject areaBiochemistry Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThe aim of this part of the course is to enrich your knowledge of cellular activities by providing you with structural details of the key molecular players and their interactions. Modern structural biology has shown us how numerous proteins are able to carry out their functions - in other words, how they actually 'work'. It is not possible to appreciate just how far we have advanced in recent years in our understanding of cell and molecular biology without sampling the wealth of three-dimensional structures of proteins, protein-nucleic acid complexes, and macromolecular assemblies now available. In this course we have selected examples of structures that we consider to be most interesting and illustrative, or most important to fundamental processes such as DNA packaging and unpackaging, transcription, translation and correct folding of polypepitdes to form proteins. We shall also provide some introductory material on protein and nucleic acid structures at the beginning of the course, and a bioinformatics perspective to engender an appreciation of the role of structural biology in the 'post-genomics era'.

The examples we shall use are chosen by us for a variety of reasons but are by no means the only ones that could be used to illustrate the points that we wish to make. You should therefore recall information from previous lectures, and consider future lectures, to provide other examples of the relationship between biological structure and function.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Structures and Functions of Proteins 3 (BILG09015)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs Notepads
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 16/09/2013
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 33, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 3, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 60 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 100 %, Coursework 0 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)Structural Biology2:00
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Increased understanding of Biological processes. Detailed learning outcomes will be provided later.
Assessment Information
Exam
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Study Abroad Not entered
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KeywordsBIOCHEMStruc
Contacts
Course organiserDr Julia Richardson
Tel: (0131 6)50 7052
Email: julia.richardson@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Patricia Akhtar
Tel: (0131 6)51 3689
Email: patricia.akhtar@ed.ac.uk
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