Fall 2018 - MBB 421 D100

Nucleic Acids (3)

Class Number: 3603

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2018: Tue, Thu, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Instructor:

    Dipankar Sen
    sen@sfu.ca
    1 778 782-4386
  • Prerequisites:

    MBB 331 with a minimum grade of C.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Recent literature is examined for insights into the structure and properties of DNA and RNA, drawing on a variety of biochemical, chemical and molecular biological perspectives.

COURSE DETAILS:

Lecture Topics:

  1. Sugars, bases, and nucleotides.
  2. DNA structure.
  3. Chromatin
  4. Recombination structures
  5. RNA structure.
  6. RNA - ligand (proteins and drugs) interactions
  7. DNA - ligand (proteins and drugs) interactions
  8. Catalytic RNA
  9. RNA and the origin of life.

Grading

  • 2 exams 95%
  • Class presentation 5%

Materials

RECOMMENDED READING:

G.M. Blackburn, M.J. Gait, David Loakes, David Williams (editors). Nucleic Acids in Chemistry and Biology, 3rd Edition, 2006. Royal Society of Chemistry.
ISBN: 978-0854046546

Department Undergraduate Notes:

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    http://www.lib.sfu.ca/help/tutorials/plagiarism-tutorial
  • For help with writing, learning and study strategies please contact the Student Learning Commons at
    http://learningcommons.sfu.ca/
  • Students requiring accommodations as a result of a disability, must contact the Centre for Students with Disabilities (778-782-3112 or e-mail:  csdo@sfu.ca)

Registrar Notes:

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