Biotechnology of molecular and cellular regulation
| Numbering Code | G-AGR03 6CA18 LJ79 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Intensive, First semester |
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| Number of Credits | 1 | Course Type | Lecture |
| Target Year | 2nd year master's students | Target Student | |
| Language | Japanese | Day/Period | Intensive |
| Instructor name |
SAKAI YASUYOSHI (Graduate School of Agriculture Professor) YURIMOTO HIROYA (Graduate School of Agriculture Associate Professor) |
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| Outline and Purpose of the Course |
Philosophy and methodology will be overviewed to promote the research in life sciences, especially on molecular and cellular biology, how biological phenomena are utilized in applied fields. |
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| Course Goals |
The students are expected to understand how proteins are synthesized and degraded, and how eukaryotic gene expression system are established on the basis of molecular and cellular biology. |
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| Schedule and Contents |
The following topics in broad biotechnology area will be introduced together with merits and problems in life sciences. （１） Molecular and cell-based biotechnology （２） C1-microbes as a key player in environmental microbiology - Carbon circulation and microbes affecting global environment- （３） Molecular and cell-based biotechnology in heterologous gene expression （a） ーFrom signal transduction, gene expression regulation to protein synthesisー （b） ーFrom translation modification, quality contron, to proteolysisー （c） ーConstruction of protein production system ー （４）ーMolecular and cell biology of organellar and membrane dynamics ー （５）ーMicrobial biochemistry, enzyme chemistry, and metabolic regulationー （６）ーApplication of microbial functions to agriculture, environmental and energy problemsー |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy |
Report, presentation, and participation in discussion. Refer to '2019 Guide to Degree Programs' for attainment levels of evaluation. |
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| Course Requirements | None | ||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | The students are expected to review the lecture with the delivered hand-outs, and further study with referenced scientific articles. | ||
