Using three-dimensional imaging of proteins: Examples of class activities and subsequent assessments

✍ Scribed by Kyle R. Willian

• Publisher: The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• Year: 2002
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 33 KB
• Volume: 30
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1470-8175
• DOI: 10.1002/bmb.2002.494030030080

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

This paper discusses the development of a new biochemistry course, “Biochemistry of Cellular Regulation,” which is taught at the 300 level at Tuskegee University. The chemistry of cellular signaling and the subsequent cell regulation are discussed from a molecular viewpoint with emphasis on chemical structure, reactivity, and thermodynamics. Classroom lectures are composed almost entirely of PowerPoint lectures whereby figures from the textbook and figures from current research articles are incorporated directly into the lecture notes. The incorporation of supplemental materials from the textbook, i.e. the CD‐ROM and websites from the CD‐ROM was especially important. Three‐dimensional images of proteins can be viewed and manipulated at these websites, which is critical for understanding the structural basis of protein function. Specific examples of class activities and subsequent assessments will be presented.