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CS92PROD
Gene Regulation

MB&B 533
Spring 2018 not offered
Crosslisting: MB&B 333, BIOL 533, BIOL 333
Certificates: Informatics and Modeling

This course aims to develop a genome perspective on transcriptional gene regulation. The genome sequence, now completed in a number of organisms, is described as a blueprint for development. More than simply a parts list (i.e., genes), this blueprint is an instruction manual as well (i.e., regulatory code). A next critical phase of the genome project is understanding the genetic and epigenetic regulatory codes that operate during development. Through a combination of lectures and discussion of primary literature, this course will explore current topics on promoters and transcription factors, chromatin structure, regulatory RNA, chromosomal regulatory domains, and genetic regulatory networks. An overarching theme is how genomes encode and execute regulatory programs as revealed by a global systems biology approach in modern genomics research.
Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: None
Course Format: Lecture / DiscussionGrading Mode: Graded
Level: GRAD Prerequisites: [BIOL182 or MB&B182]
Fulfills a Major Requirement for: (BIOL)(INFO-MN)(MB&B)

Last Updated on MAR-18-2024
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