Structural Biochemistry
BIBC100
Dr. Montal
Spring 2007


NEWS
06.07.07
The review session is this Friday, June 8th from 7:00-9:00pm in CSB 001.

Rachel will have extra office hours Friday morning from 10:00am-12noon in the Biomedical Library (BML).

SYLLABUS

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COURSE SCHEDULE AND READING

DATE TOPIC BRANDEN & TOOZE CHAPTER ASSIGNED PAPER BUEHLER'S READER CHAPTER
April
STRUCTURAL PRINCIPLES  
3 Tues
Basics
1
1.1
5 Thurs
Exploring Proteins
2
1.2
10 Tues
Motifs
3,4
1.3
12 Thurs
Motifs
5
#1
1.3
17 Tues
DNA/RNA
7
1.4
19 Thurs
NMR/X-Ray
18
1.8
24 Tues
NMR/X-Ray
18
1.8
RECOGNITION
26 Thurs
Protein-DNA
8,10
#2
3.2
May
1 Tues
Immune System
15
3.6
3 Thurs
 
MIDTERM IN CLASS
ENERGY & SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION
8 Tues
Membranes
12
1.7
10 Thurs
Membrane Proteins
12
#3
2.5
15 Tues
Channels
12
2.4
17 Thurs
Receptors
13
3.7
22 Tues
Receptors
13
3.7
DYNAMICS
24 Thurs
Ca^2+ and Oxygen Binding
3
#4
2.2
CATALYSIS
29 Tues
Proteases
11
2.1
31 Thurs
Proteases
11
2.1
June
 
   
FOLDING AND DESIGN
5 Tues
Folding and Design
6
 
2.6
7 Thurs
Folding and Design
17
#5
2.7
JUNE 11
MONDAY 8:00AM - 11:00AM
FINAL EXAM


Textbooks (required)
Introduction to Protein Structure. C. Branden and J. Tooze, 2nd Edition. Garland Publishing Co., NY 1999.
 
Kinemage Supplement to Branden and Tooze
J.S. Richardson and D.C. Richardson
Garland Publishing Co., NY
Reader:
Structural Biochemistry, 2nd Edition. Lukax Buehler Wiley
Wiley Custom Services, 2002.
Useful Websites:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gquery/gquery.fcgi
http://www.biology.ucsd.edu/classes/bibc100.SP07

 

ASSIGNED PAPERS - Synchronized with the syllabus
From SCIENCE Vol. 286, © October 8, 1999: pp. 255-260 "Structural Changes in Bacteriorhodopsin During Ion Transport at 2 Angstrom Resolution", by Luecke, Schobert, Richter, et al.
From NATURE Vol. 423, © May 2003: pp. 33-41 "X-ray Structure of a Voltage-Dependent K + Channel" by Jiang, Lee, Chen, et al.
From NATURE Vol. 423, © June 26, 2003: pp. 949-955 "Structure and Gating Mechanism of the Acetycholine Receptor Pore" by Miyazawa, Fujiyoshi, Unwin.
From NATURE Vol. 427, © January 1, 2004: pp. 36-44 "X-ray Structure of a Protein-conducting Channel" by Vandenberg, et al.
From SCIENCE Vol. 302, © November 21, 2003: pp. 1364-1368 "Design of a Novel Globular Protein Fold with Atomic-Level Accuracy". pp. 1347-1348 "Learning to Speak the language of Proteins" by Kuhlman, Dantas, Ireton, et al.


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SECTIONS & OFFICE HOURS

DAY & TIME LOCATION TA
Friday 2:00-3:00pm
Friday 3:00-4:00pm
Center 220
Center 220
Matthew Fradkin
mfradkin@ucsd.edu
Office Hours:
Friday 1:00-2:00pm
Leichtag Building
Tuesday 5:00-6:00pm Center 218 Rachel Newman
rdnewman@ucsd.edu
Office Hours:
Tuesday 10:00-11:00am
Biomedical Library
Monday 4:00-5:00pm Center 218 Christopher Rafie
crafie@ucsd.edu
Office Hours:
Monday 8:00-9:00am
Cafe Roma
Monday 3:00-4:00pm Center 218 Artour Torossian
atorossi@ucsd.edu
Office Hours:
Monday 4:00-4:50pm
Science and Engineering Library

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LECTURES

Catalysis
Water
DNA
X-Ray
Motif
Protein Folding
Protein Folding & Chaperones
Protein Recognition


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