Proteins
Alignment, Analysis and Structure
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Proteins play a very important role in all organisms. In fact, most of the work that happens inside every cell happens because a specific protein is employed for a specific task. Often the three-dimensional shape of a protein plays a major role in its function. As such, it is important to know the structure of all proteins to have an idea of what function they perform.
One of the jobs of a bioinformatician is to predict the three-dimensional structure of a protein using only the DNA sequence that encodes it as well as determining the effects of any mutations in the DNA on the three-dimensional structure/function.
In this course, part of the Bioinformatics MicroMasters program, you will learn about protein structure and its impact on function, practice aligning protein sequences to discover differences, and generate model structures of proteins using web and software-based approaches.
This course is part of the Bioinformatics MicroMaster’s program from UMGC. Upon completion of the program and receipt of the verified MicroMaster’s certificate, learners may then transition into the full UMGC Master’s Program in Biotechnology with a specialization in Bioinformatics without any application process or testing. See the MicroMasters program page for more.
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Length | 8 weeks |
Effort | 8 - 10 hours per week |
Starts | Sep 22 (190 weeks ago) |
Cost | $249 |
From | University System of Maryland, USMx, UMUC, UMGC via edX |
Instructors | Dr. James Coker, James Coker |
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Language | English |
Subjects | Programming Science |
Tags | Computer Science Biology & Life Sciences |
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Rating | Not enough ratings |
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Length | 8 weeks |
Effort | 8 - 10 hours per week |
Starts | Sep 22 (190 weeks ago) |
Cost | $249 |
From | University System of Maryland, USMx, UMUC, UMGC via edX |
Instructors | Dr. James Coker, James Coker |
Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
Language | English |
Subjects | Programming Science |
Tags | Computer Science Biology & Life Sciences |
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