An illustration of the structure of an animal cell. (Image courtesy of Wikipedia.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Hidde Ploegh
Prof. Terry Orr-Weaver
MIT Course Number
7.06
As Taught In
Spring 2007
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This course deals with the biology of cells of higher organisms: The structure, function, and biosynthesis of cellular membranes and organelles; cell growth and oncogenic transformation; transport, receptors, and cell signaling; the cytoskeleton, the extracellular matrix, and cell movements; chromatin structure and RNA synthesis.