Biochem Hot Topics

1.                          Molecular motors (myosin, kinesin, etc.)

2.                          Membrane fusion/fission reactions

3.                          Membrane translocation

4.                          Prions

5.                          Nitric oxide metabolism

6.                          Apoptosis & programmed cell death

7.                          Histone modification & control of transcription

8.                          Gene silencing and inactivation

9.                          Protein splicing (inteins)

10.                    Bacteriorhodopsin & rhodopsin-based ion pumps

11.                    Cells as gels

12.                    Substrate-assisted catalysis

13.                    Rapid and automated analysis of the proteome

14.                    Touch: mechanosensory signal transduction

15.                    Bacterial chemotaxis

16.                    The extracellular matrix

17.                    RNA editing

18.                    Prostaglandins

19.                    Steroid hormone signaling

20.                    ATP-dependent proteolysis & the proteasome

21.                    Use of type 3 bacterial secretion systems to deliver virulence factors

22.                    P450 cytochromes and detoxification

23.                    T-cell activation during the immune response

24.                    The unfolded protein response signal from the ER

25.                    Multi-functional pyrimidine biosynthetic enzymes in mammals

26.                    C-reactive protein and inflammation

27.                    Circadian rhythms

28.                    Cryptochromes

29.                    Your choice HERE!