Bacterial Structure and Function

Covers the structure and function of bacterial cells with an emphasis on current research topics. The first part of the course is devoted to discussion of the components of the bacterial cell wall and their roles in pathogenesis, cell motility, cell structure, nutrient transport and protein secretion. The second section of the course includes lectures on the regulation of bacterial function, including replication, transcription, translation, and specialized functions unique to bacteria. (Every Year, Term 2)

Block 2, October 9 to December 1, 2006
Time: 9:00 am Room: N310

Faculty	Office	Phone	E-mail
Timothy Palzkill, Ph.D. Co-director	244A	8-5609	timothyp
Sarah Highlander, Ph.D. Co-director	219A	8-6311	sarahh
Sonia Rahmati Clayton, Ph.D.	NABS138	8-8229	srahmati
Joseph Petrosino, Ph.D.	239C	8-7912	jpetrosi
Samuel Shelburne, M.D.	535E	8-2079	samuels
E. Lynn Zechiedrich, Ph.D.	220A	8-5126	elz

Lecture Schedule:

DATE	TOPIC	LECTURER
Oct. 9	Cell wall I: overview; outer and inner membranes, structure and function	Shelburne
Oct. 11	Cell wall II: periplasm and peptidoglycan; teichoic acid, LPS and capsule	Shelburne
Oct. 13	Flagellum structure and function; chemotaxis	Petrosino
Oct. 16	Pilus structure and function	Clayton
Oct. 18	Secretion	Palzkill
Oct. 20	Bacterial cell cycle and division	Palzkill
Oct. 23	Proton gradient	Palzkill
Oct. 25	Electron transport –ATP synthesis	Palzkill
Oct. 30	Midterm
Nov. 1	Transcription I	Highlander
Nov. 3	Transcription II	Highlander
Nov. 6	Nitrogen regulation	Highlander
Nov. 8	Regulation of translation	Highlander
Nov. 10	DNA replication I	Zechiedrich
Nov. 13	DNA replication II	Zechiedrich
Nov. 15	DNA replication III	Zechiedrich
Nov. 20	Final or TBA