BBMB 4450: Molecular Signaling
(Dual-listed with BBMB 5450).
Credits: 2. Contact Hours: Lecture 2.
Prereq: BBMB 4050 or BBMB 4200; or BBMB 5060 and BBMB 5070
Molecular mechanisms of cellular signaling including receptor activation, desensitization and cross talk, signal transduction pathways, nuclear receptors, growth factor and extracellular matrix activators, protein kinases, caspase and transcription factor downstream signals, and lipids, gases and cyclic nucleotides as regulators of cell signaling. Course content includes current literature, student and instructor presentations and, for BBMB 5450 students only, research proposal writing and review. Offered even-numbered years.
(Typically Offered: Spring)