BIOS5913 – Molecular mechanisms of intracellular transport
Course description
Course content
The course deals with membrane structure, transport of proteins into the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), through the Golgi apparatus and out of the cell; chemical modification of proteins, different forms of endocytosis and intracellular transport; factors that regulate intracellular transport and fusion with different organelles; newly discovered pathways in the cell.
Learning outcome
After completing the course you are expected to:
- Have an overview of the different intracellular transport pathways in the eukaryotic cell, and understand how proteins and lipids affect these processes.
- Have knowledge of examples of how these transport pathways affect other cellular?and? physiological processes that involve?signaling, the cytoskeleton, etc.?
- Discuss?what is regarded as established knowledge and what it is still uncertain in the field.
- Search relevant literature, read original and review articles about cell biological subjects and present them to?fellow students.
Admission to the course
Students admitted at UiO must?apply for courses?in Studentweb. Students enrolled in other Master's Degree Programmes can, on application, be admitted to the course if this is cleared by their own study programme.
Nordic citizens and applicants residing in the Nordic countries may?apply to take this course as a single course student.
If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about?admission requirements and procedures for international applicants.
There is a limit of maximum 30 students.
The courses BIOS5913?and BIOS9913?have joint admission. Applicants are ranked by the following criteria:
- PhD candidates and master students at the MN faculty who have the course as part of the approved curriculum.
- Other PhD candidates and visiting PhD candidates.
- Students with admission to single courses on master’s level and exchange students
Applicants are ranked by credits in each group; all applicants within 1st rank before applicants in 2nd etc. If admission is limited to a fixed number of participants, admission will be decided by drawing lots for students who are ranked equally
Recommended previous knowledge
BIOS3700 – Cell Biology 2, BIOS4030 – Laboratory Methods in Cellular Biology or corresponding knowledge.
Overlapping courses
- 10 credits overlap with BIOS9913 – Molecular mechanisms of intracellular transport.
- 10 credits overlap with MBV4240 – Biochemical mechanisms in intracellular transport (continued).
- 10 credits overlap with MBV9240 – Biochemical mechanisms in intracellular transport (continued).
Teaching
The course consists of
- lectures (15?hours)
- student seminars (15 hours)
The lectures must be considered as syllabus and there is mandatory participation in both lectures and student seminars. 80 % participation is required.
The teaching is concentrated over 2 weeks.
Examination
The mandatory participation in both lectures and student seminars must be approved before the exam.
- Oral exam at the end of the course given as an individual presentation of one article of an assigned topic related?to the course topics.?Counts?100%
?It will also be counted as one of the three attempts to sit the exam for this course, if you sit the exam for one of the following courses:BIOS9913, MBV4240 – Biochemical mechanisms in intracellular transport (continued), MBV9240 – Biochemical mechanisms in intracellular transport (continued)
Examination support material
No examination support material is allowed.
Language of examination
The examination text is given in English.You may submit your response in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a pass/fail scale. Read more about?the grading system.
Resit an examination
This course offers both postponed and resit of examination. Read more:
More about examinations at UiO
- Use of sources and citations
- Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
- Withdrawal from an exam
- Illness at exams / postponed exams
- Explanation of grades and appeals
- Resitting an exam
- Cheating/attempted cheating
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