Faculty of Bioscience and Applied Chemistry

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BLS200YB(生物科学 / Biological science 200)
Cell Science I

Ikuro KAWAGISHI

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Faculty/Graduate school Faculty of Bioscience and Applied Chemistry
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Year 2024
Class code H7562
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Term 春学期授業/Spring
Day/Period 水4/Wed.4
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Campus 小金井
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Notes 成績優秀者の他学部科目履修制度で履修する学
生:教員の受講許可が必要(オンライン授業の場合は、学習支援システムで許可を得るようにする)
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Global Open Program
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Interdepartmental class taking system for Academic Achievers (Notes)
Class taught by instructors with practical experience
SDGs CP
Urban Design CP
Diversity CP
Learning for the Future CP
Carbon Neutral CP
Chiyoda Campus Consortium
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Outline (in English)

【Course outline】
The cell is the basic unit of living organisms and is maintained by a complex mixture of various substances such as proteins, lipids, and sugars. Therefore, learning the structure and function of cells is essential for life science research. In this lecture, students learn about the structure of cells and cell membranes (eukaryotes, bacteria, and viruses), transport of substances by proteins, sorting and transport of proteins, cell motility, cytoskeleton, diseases and life phenomena related to these structures and functions of the cell, and methods of life science research.

【Learning objectives】
The goals of this course is to understand the structure and function of the cell, which is the basis of life, especially the cell membrane and spatial self-organization in the cell, in terms of protein sorting, transport and dynamics. Specifically, students will deepen their understanding of the following topics.
(1) The nature of lipids in cell membranes and their role as boundaries.
(2) The mechanism of biological maintenance by the transport of substances by proteins.
(3) Mechanism of proper transport and localization of synthesized proteins, and arrangement and reorganization of their internal structures.
(4) Diseases related to the above and their mechanisms.
(5) How various research methods have contributed to the development of life sciences.

In addition, students will acquire the ability to think scientifically about things from various perspectives based on the knowledge gained in the class, so that they do not just cram knowledge into their minds.

【Learning activities outside of classroom】
In this course, students are expected to study for 4 hours outside of class time in preparation.
Students are expected to review by lecture materials, reference books, original papers, etc. to deepen their understanding of the contents instructed in the class.

【Grading criteria /Policies】
<Evaluation method>
Overall evaluation based on mid-term test (45%), final test (45%), and in-class contribution (10%).

<Evaluation criteria>
Students have to understand and think about the contents described in the learning objectives.
In this class, we also emphasize the importance of being able to actively learn and think for oneself about scientific questions that have no answers.

Default language used in class

日本語 / Japanese