After successful completion of the course, students are able to summarise lipid biosynthesis, to explain the properties and processes of biomembranes, to discuss membrane transport and electric signalling as well as to analyse signalling via G-protein-coupled receptors.

Lipids

• Classification
• Lipids in eukaryotes and prokaryotes
• Fatty Acid Biosynthesis
• Biosynthesis of phospholipids, sphingolipids
• Cholesterol and steroids

Membrane biophysics

• Shape of lipids, lipid aggregates
• Lipid bilayers & properties
• Lateral diffusion
• Biomembrane structure & properties
• The plasma membrane
• Lipid phase separation Permeability of Biomembranes
• Nernst potential, resting potential

Biomembrane function

• How lipids modulate membrane function: membrane asymmetry, curvature etc
• Membrane proteins
• Signalling at membranes
• Membrane transport
• Ion channels
• Current concepts of biomembrane organization and function
• Methods to study biomembranes
• Synthetic membranes and their use

Presentation and discussion of the subjects with the students.

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Bruce Alberts. Molecular Biology of the Cell, 4th+ edition

Basic cell biology knowledge