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The aims of this module are to provide an understanding of key eukaryotic metabolic processes, the most important methods through which they are regulated, and an introduction to how the regulation of multiple metabolic processes is co-ordinated. 听
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Lecture content to include:听
- Regulation of key metabolic pathways, such as glycolysis and the pentose phosphate pathway听
- Bioenergetics, e.g., mitochondrial respiratory chain听
- Oxidative stress and its roles in metabolism听
- Regulation of anabolic pathways such as lipogenesis听
- Homeostasis and metal transport听
- Regulation in metabolic states such as fasting and exercise听
- Genetic studies on obesity听
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Teaching will take the form of lectures and whole class workshops. In-course assessment will involve computational analysis of experimental data, which will be written up as a scientific paper 鈥� workshops will provide the necessary support for the computational analysis.听
After taking this module, students will be able to:听
- Describe how key eukaryotic metabolic pathways are regulated in relevant metabolic states听
- Explain important regulatory strategies used to regulate metabolic pathways听
- Explain mechanisms used to integrate the control of various metabolic pathways in relevant metabolic states/diseases听
- Apply knowledge of metabolism and its regulation to the presentation, analysis and discussion of provided experimental data.听
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Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
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This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
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