課程說明
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<br>細胞膜的雙極性特性提供了細胞內胞器分隔的場所，此外，細胞膜更是參與了訊號傳遞、蛋白作用、分子運輸等重要的
<br>生理功能。本課程探討細胞膜的生化角色，包含物化特性、脂質合成、訊號調控功能、細胞膜運輸及分子辨識等。
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<br>指定用書
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<br>Biochemistry of lipids, lipoproteins and membranes, 5th Edition (2008) editors Dennis E.    Vance and Jean  
<br>E. Vance, Elsevier
<br>Membrane Structural Biology, (2008) by Mary Luckey, Cambridge Univ. Press
<br>Molecular biology of The Cell, 5th Edition (2008) by Bruce Alberts, et al., Garland Science
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<br>教學大綱
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<br>1.	2/26, Introduction. (SCS & WWu)
<br>2.	3/5, Physical properties and functions of lipids in membranes. (SCS)
<br>3.	3/12, Lipid assembly into cell membranes. (SCS)
<br>4.	3/19, Methods for membrane studying. (SCS)
<br>5.	3/26, Membrane curvature and organelle transport. (WWu)
<br>6.	4/2, Spring break.
<br>7.	4/9, Midterm I.
<br>8.	4/16, Phospholipases and cell signalling. (WWu)
<br>9.	4/23, Lipid raft and sphingolipids. (WWu)
<br>10.	4/30, The eicosanoids pathways and lipid binding domain. (WWu)
<br>11.	5/7 Membrane protein glycosylation and insertion (WWu)
<br>12.	5/14, Midterm II.
<br>13.	5/21, Protein-lipid interaction. (SCS)
<br>14.	5/28, Membrane protein structure and function I. (SCS)
<br>15.	6/4, Membrane protein structure and function II. (SCS)
<br>16.	6/11, Membrane protein insertion and folding. (SCS)
<br>17.	6/18, Final term.
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